Need help Locating mine

[hollywood13185]

Hey guys Im out of Missouri, my grandpa, also in Missouri told me he owns 10 acres of land just outside of Idaho Springs that has two old gold mines on it. The problem is he cannot remeber where exactly it is or the name of the mines. He said its been 50 years since hes been to it. And there are thousands of mines in the area. Do you guys have any tips or websites that could help me locate it. Im going out there on vacation and was wanting to explore being this land is being passed down to me. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Josh

[jewelerdave]

If he still owns it he would have to still be paying taxes on it and the local county records would give the exact location.

[hollywood13185]

I wonder if thats sumthin I could find online. My grandpa has lost his memory. I just emailed the Clear Creek county office in hopes they might be able to give me some info.

[Shawn112]

The County accessor, if spelled right, should have a map with all land owners listed on the map. At least here in the southeast corner they do that.

[hollywood13185]

Ya I emailed the county and they were very good at helping me. They said they had no record of his name, and I doubt he had paid the property tax in a while, he's moved around alot, and like I said he's lost his memory, so I bet the land was seized and auctioned. Thanks for your help tho guys. Josh

[Shawn112]

I bet if he did not pay his property taxes the land went up on a tax acution. If you can find when that was there is a time frame when he can just pay back what ever someone paid and get the property back.

[Wild Boulder Bill]

dOEs he remember anything about the mines names? did he locate them or someone else. If he located them go to th geocommunicator pull up the cllosed claims section with the label. A lot of people when staking claims use a name that is familiar to them. like annie or the big boy. its a long shot but if your going to be in IDAHO SPRINGS ITS WORTH LOOKING AT ANYWAY

[djr1100]

If your going to be in Idaho Springs, its worth a trip to Georgetown since that is where the offices are.