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Rio Blanco County, Colorado
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Rio Blanco County, Colorado Facts
When was Rio Blanco County, CO Created?
Rio Blanco County was established on March 25, 1889 from Garfield County.
What is the County Seat of Rio Blanco County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Meeker and the county government website is http://www.co.rio-blanco.co.us/
What counties are adjacent to Rio Blanco County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Moffat County, Routt County, Garfield County, Uintah County, Utah.
Rio Blanco County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Rio Blanco County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Rio Blanco County vital records can be found at the Colorado Office of Vital Records which has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Colorado for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Rio Blanco County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Colorado Birth Certificate, Marriage Verification, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Rio Blanco County, CO Census Records
What Rio Blanco County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Rio Blanco County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Rio Blanco Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Rio Blanco County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Rio Blanco County, CO?
A list of Rio Blanco County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Colorado Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Colorado Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Colorado State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Rio Blanco County (usgwarchives.net)
Rio Blanco County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Rio Blanco County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Rio Blanco County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Colorado courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Colorado residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Rio Blanco County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Colorado Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Rio Blanco County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 555 Main St, Meeker, CO 81641
- Phone: (970) 878-5622
- Rio Blanco County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1883
- Land Records: 1889
- Rio Blanco County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1889
- Court Records: 1889
- Rio Blanco County Department of Public Health and Environment
- Birth / Death Records: 1889–1907 / 1892–1903 (Also 1905–07)
Where can I connect with other Rio Blanco County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Rio Blanco County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Rio Blanco County.
Rio Blanco Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Colorado Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Colorado historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Colorado (1859–1978) (genealogybank.com)
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Rio Blanco County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Rio Blanco Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Colorado Divorce Records, Various Sources 1851 – 2004 (archives.com) Various Public Records Sources
- Colorado Marriage Records 1975 – 2004 (archives.com) Colorado State Public Record Offices
- Colorado, Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Colorado Department of Health card index of divorces in Colorado from 1900-1939. The index is arranged in alphabetical order.
- Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 (familysearch.org) Card index created by the Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health in Colorado. The index is arranged alphabetically by groom’s name providing county, names of husband and wife, age, race, date and place of marriage, certificate number.
Rio Blanco Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Rio Blanco Co. CO Census Records
Rio Blanco Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Rio Blanco Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Rio Blanco County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Rio Blanco Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Rio Blanco Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Rio Blanco Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Rio Blanco Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Rio Blanco Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Rio Blanco (cyndislist.com)
- Rio Blanco County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Rio Blanco Co. COGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Rio Blanco County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Rio Blanco Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Rio Blanco Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Rio Blanco County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Rio Blanco County Map (livgenmi.com)
Rio Blanco Co. CO Military Records
- Colorado Military Records Research Guide
- Colorado Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Colorado men and women who served. Perfect for Rio Blanco County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Rio Blanco Co. CO Schools & Directories
- Colorado City Directories (search.ancestry.com) This database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in Colorado. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes the wife’s name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband’s. Often, dates of deaths of individuals listed in the previous year’s directory are listed as well as the names of partners of firms, and when possible, the forwarding addresses or post offices of people who moved to another town. In addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, governmental directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest.
- The Colorado state business directory: 1876, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887-8, 1889, 1890, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1923 (search.ancestry.com)