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Colorado Rio Grande County
| Rio Grande County, Colorado | |
| Map | |
 Location of Colorado in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 9, 1852 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Del Norte |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Rio Grande County Courthouse 925 6th PO Box 160 Del Norte, CO 81132-0160 Phone: 719.657.2744 Rio Grande County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk Recorder has marriage records from 1876
and land records from 1874; Clerk County Court has
divorce, probate and court records.[1]
Brief History
Parent County
- Before 1861 this modern Colorado county was in New Mexico.
- 9 January 1852 it was created part of Taos County in New Mexico Territory.[2] [3]
- 28 February 1861 it was transferred to Colorado[4] [5] (1 Nov 1861 Guadalupe County).[6]
- 7 November 1861 the name was changed from Guadalupe County to Conejos County.[7]
- Look for pre-1861 records in New Mexico. For further explanation see Taos County.
- 1874 Rio Grande County was created 10 February 1874 from Conejos and Costilla Counties. County seat: Del Norte.[1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Alamosa | Archuleta | Conejos | Mineral | Saguache
Resources
Cemeteries
- Monte Vista County, Colorado BillionGraves
Census
For tips on accessing Rio Grande County, Colorado census records online, see: Colorado Census.
Church Records
Court Records
History
Land and Property
Maps
Military Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
School Records
Colorado State Archives put has an Index of Rio Grande County teacher certificate applications for the years 1874-1893 on-line. Index gives only the name and the date.
Taxation
Vital Records
Repositories
Societies and Libraries
Carnegie Public Library
120 Jefferson Street
Monte Vista, CO 81144
Telephone 719-852-3931
Website http://www.montevistalibrary.org/6601.html
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Center
100 San Francisco Creek Dr
Del Norte, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
Telephone: 719-657-2853
This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
Contact Center for open hours as they vary.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 101, Rio Grande County, Colorado. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1987), 52. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 X2th.
- ↑ Brief County Histories (New Mexico) in RootsWeb (accessed 21 June 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colorado Territory" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopeida at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Territory (accessed 19 June 2012).
- ↑ Adrian B. Ettlinger, AniMap 3.0 : with SiteFinder U.S. place name database (Alamo, Calif.: Gold Bug, 2008), Colorado 1861 map. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL CD-ROM no. 4903.
- ↑ Handybook, 97, Conejos County, Colorado, and 99, Guadalupe County, Colorado.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Guadalupe County, Colorado Territory" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_County,_Colorado_Territory (accessed 23 June 2012).
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