Rio Grande County, Colorado Genealogy

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

Rio Grande County

Rio Grande County was founded on February 10, 1874 from Costilla County and Conejos County. The county was named after the Rio Grande, which flows through the area..

The Rio Grande County Seat is situated in Del Norte and the county government website is http://www.riograndecounty.org/

Places adjoining Rio Grande County happen to be Carbon County, Wyoming (north), Jackson County (east), Grand County (south), Eagle County (south), Garfield County (southwest), Rio Blanco County (southwest), Moffat County (west).

Cities and towns to be found in Rio Grande County include Center, Del Norte, Monte Vista, South Fork

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

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Rio Grande County Society and Family History Resources

A list of Rio Grande 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 Grande County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often forget the benefits of Rio Grande 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 Grande 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 Grande County. The years suggested below tend to be the first widely known records for this particular county.

Colorado Historical Records - Databases include Colorado Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Colorado Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Colorado Voter Lists & Census Records; Colorado Immigration & Emigration Records; Colorado Obituary Records; Colorado Military Records; Colorado Family Tree Records; Colorado Pictures; Colorado Stories, Memories & Histories; Colorado Directories & Member Lists and much more....
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Rio Grande County Genealogy Links

Publications  •  Census Records  •  Court, Probate, Land and Tax Records  •   Cemeteries & Graveyards
Church & Bible Records  •  County History  •  Military Records  •  Schools & Directories  •  Vital Records

The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources related to Rio Grande 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 Grande County genealogy or family history associated sites.

Rio Grande Co. CO Books, Newspapers & Publications

Rio Grande Co. CO Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Rio Grande Co. CO Census Records

Rio Grande Co. CO Cemeteries & Graveyards

Rio Grande Co. CO Church & Bible Records

Rio Grande Co. CO Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Rio Grande Co. CO General and History Websites

Rio Grande Co. CO Immigration & Naturalization

Rio Grande Co. CO Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Rio Grande Co. CO Military Records

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)
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