Rio Blanco County, Colorado Genealogy

∣ Societies and Family History Resources ∣ Government Records ∣ Genealogy Links ∣ Publications ∣ Census Records ∣
∣ Court, Probate, Land and Tax Records ∣ Birth Records, Marriage Records, Divorce Records and Death Records ∣
∣ Cemeteries & Graveyards ∣ Church & Bible Records ∣ County History ∣ Military Records ∣ Schools & Directories ∣

Rio Blanco County, Colorado family history and genealogy research page. Locate links to record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you you track your Rio Blanco Co., ancestors. Get started by building a Free Family Tree.

Rio Blanco County

Rio Blanco County was founded on March 25, 1889 from Garfield County. The county was named after the White River, which was originally named Rio Blanco in Spanish..

The Rio Blanco County Seat is situated in Meeker and the county government website is http://www.co.rio-blanco.co.us/

Places adjoining Rio Blanco County happen to be Moffat County (north), Routt County (northeast), Garfield County (south), Uintah County, Utah (west).

Cities and towns to be found in Rio Blanco County include Meeker, Rangely

Rio Blanco County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present 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.

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Rio Blanco County Society and Family History Resources

A list of Rio Blanco County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives. See Also Colorado Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies for statewide Addresses and links.

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Rio Blanco County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often forget the benefits of Rio Blanco County court, probate, and land documents as a source of family history and genealogy details. Buried away in Colorado courthouses and archives just about everywhere could be the dreams and worries of many Colorado citizens. The chances are great that your potential ancestors and forefathers have left a detailed record of at least several aspects of their lives in the Rio Blanco County court records. Even if your forebears is not mentioned in a Court case, give some thought to all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her appearing in court records.

Please make sure to contact the clerk's dept to determine hours, mailing address, fees and other facts before visiting or seeking information because of from time to time changing contact information. The Department Offices DO NOT DO RESEARCH. The documents are available to interested parties, barring private issues. A lot of employees will guide men and women in obtaining the materials, but it's up to the man or women to undertake the researching.

The below facts denotes what birth, marriage, death, property, probate, and courtroom records are located in Rio Blanco County. The years suggested below tend to be the first widely known records for this particular county.

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Rio Blanco County Genealogy Links

The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources related to Rio Blanco County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a fee. This is basically a collection that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site over another. Feel free to submit your own favorite Rio Blanco County genealogy or family history associated sites.

Rio Blanco Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications

Rio Blanco Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Rio Blanco Co. CO Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Rio Blanco Co. CO Census Records

Rio Blanco Co. CO Cemeteries & Graveyards

Rio Blanco Co. CO Church & Bible Records

Rio Blanco Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Rio Blanco Co. CO General and History Websites

Rio Blanco Co. CO Immigration & Naturalization

Rio Blanco Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Rio Blanco Co. CO Military Records

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)
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