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Rio Grande County, Colorado
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Rio Grande County, Colorado Facts
When was Rio Grande County, CO Created?
Rio Grande County was established on February 10, 1874 from Costilla County and Conejos County.
What is the County Seat of Rio Grande County, CO?
The County Seat is located in Del Norte and the county government website is http://www.riograndecounty.org/
What counties are adjacent to Rio Grande County, CO?
Bordering Counties are Carbon County, Wyoming, Jackson County, Grand County, Eagle County, Garfield County, Rio Blanco County, Moffat County.
Rio Grande County, CO Vital Records
Where can find Rio Grande County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Rio Grande 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 Grande 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 Grande County, CO Census Records
What Rio Grande County, CO census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Rio Grande County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Rio Grande Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1880. Rio Grande Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1880. Rio Grande Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Rio Grande County, CO Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Rio Grande County, CO?
A list of Rio Grande 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)
- Monte Vista Historical Society Museum, 110 Jefferson St, Monte Vista, CO 81144; Phone:(719) 849-0974
- Rio Grande County Historical Society, 580 Oak St., Del Norte CO 81132-2210
- Rio Grande County, Colorado Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Rio Grande County, Colorado Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Rio Grande County (usgwarchives.net)
Rio Grande County, CO Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Rio Grande County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Rio Grande 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 Grande 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 Grande County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 925 6th St, Del Norte, CO 81132
- Phone: (719) 657-3394
- Rio Grande County Clerk & Recorder
- Marriage Records: 1874
- Land Records: 1874
- Rio Grande County Clerk of Courts
- Probate Records: 1874
- Court Records: 1874
- Rio Grande County Public Health Agency
- Birth / Death Records: 1898–1907 / 1902–07 ;
Where can I connect with other Rio Grande County, CO Researchers through message boards and forums?
What other genealogical resources are available in Rio Grande County, CO?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Rio Grande County.
Rio Grande 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 Grande County, Colorado Books (amazon.com)
- Search Colorado Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Rio Grande County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Rio Grande 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 Grande Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Rio Grande Co. CO Census Records
- Rio Grande County, CO Census Records Links
- Colorado, State Census, 1885 (familysearch.org)
- Rio Grande County, CO Census QuickFacts
Rio Grande Co. CO Cemeteries & Church Records
- Rio Grande Co., Colorado Graves (findagrave.com)
- Rio Grande County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Rio Grande Co., Colorado Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Rio Grande Co., Colorado Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Rio Grande County, Colorado Church Books (amazon.com)
Rio Grande Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Colorado Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Rio Grande Co. CO General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Colorado
- Rio Grande County, Colorado Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Rio Grande County, Colorado Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Rio Grande Co. CO Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Rio Grande County, Colorado (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Colorado – Counties – Rio Grande (cyndislist.com)
- Rio Grande County Colorado (genealogytrails.com)
- Rio Grande Co. COGenweb (cogenweb.com)
- Rio Grande County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Rio Grande Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Rio Grande Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Colorado Links and Information
- Rio Grande County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map (dtdapps.coloradodot.info)
- 1895 Rio Grande County Map (livgenmi.com)
Rio Grande 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 Grande County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Rio Grande 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)