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Eagle County has been newly adopted and it is going to take some time to get this county back in shape and all the broken links repaired. I am sorry that you have to be inconvenienced at this time with your research but know that it is a work in progress.
I would like to thank JoAnn Riggles for all the work she has done for this county and the amount of years and time that she has been here to help and support you with you research.
The lead carbonate strike in Leadville in 1874 brought many prospectors to the valley which became Eagle County. By 1879 a permanent camp was established and became the town of Redcliff. Eagle county was formed in 1883 from Summit County. The original county seat was Redcliff. The county seat moved to the town of Eagle in 1921.
Eagle county is located in the Rocky Mountains to the west of Denver. I-70 runs east-west through the middle of the county. Once dependent upon mining and agriculture, today's economy is driven by tourism. The Vail and Beaver Creek ski resorts are located in Eagle County. The evolution of Vail into an international resort is credited to the famous 10th Mountain Division ski troops who were introduced to the valley while training at Camp Hale in the 1940s. Following World War II, a group of former Army buddies returned and developed a ski resort, Vail.
In 1995, Eagle County had a population of 28,844.
Eagle County Courthouse in 1932
- 1885 State Census - A-L
- 1885 State Census - M-Z
- 1885 Mortality Schedule - persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1885
- 1910 & 1930 Census of the Sheephorn area
- Archives for Eagle County
- Biographies of Eagle County for surnames beginning with A - G
- Biographies of Eagle County for surnames beginning with H - Z
- Books of Eagle County History
- Cemeteries of Eagle County---includes the most comprehensive list of cemetery internments and inscriptions with some obituaries. We have copied approximately 1000 obituaries to this page so far. The Eagle County Historical Society has approximately 6000 obituaries on file. I have also included photographs from obituaries when they appear. Thank you to the Eagle County Historical Society for their support.
- Declarations of Intention to become a US citizen
- Eagle County Celebrates
- Farnum Funeral Home Records
- Land Entry Files from the National Archives
- Land Office Records from the U S Land Office
- Look ups "Basalt: Colorado Midland Town" by Clarence and Ralph Danielson
David Bair---davebair@sio.midco.net
- Naturalization Petitions (final papers)
- Obituaries in Alphabetical order--Obituaries in alphabetical order - if you do not know where your ancestor is buried or when they died.
- Obituaries in 20 year segments and Eagle County Pioneers--Obituaries of those that lived or died in Eagle County, but are buried else where.
- Photo Page for Colorado
- Photographs of some areas of Eagle County and its people
- Pioneer "Auto" Plates----Information about how to obtain Pioneer Plates for Colorado resident's cars.
- Queries for Eagle County
- Resources of Eagle County
-----Here you can find: a marriage Index 1883 - 1940 (bride & groom), County addresses, Churches, Newspapers, Eagle County Historical Society, Libraries.
- Surnames being researched for Eagle County
- Towns of Eagle County
School Census
- 1882 Summit County Student Census
- 1883 Eagle County Student Census
- 1884 Eagle County Student Census
- 1885 Eagle County Student Census
- 1886 Eagle County Student Census
- 1887 Eagle County Student Census
- 1888 Eagle County Student Census
- 1889 Eagle County Student Census
- Eagle County High School Class of 1916
Eagle County Map Links
- 1895 Eagle County Map
- Places & Towns in Eagle County from 1883
- Eagle County Web Page
- Colorado County Maps
- Routt County - to the north
- Grand County - to the north east
- Summit County - to the east
- Pitkin County - to the south
- Lake County - to the south
- Garfield County - to the west
COEAGLE-L---for mail mode
Eagle County, Colorado USGenWeb Page This site is hosted by the COGenWeb server
- COEAGLE-L Mailing List
COEAGLE-D----for digest mode
- COEAGLE-D Mailing List
In either case, there is no subject and the signature should be off, "subscribe" should be the only word in the body of the message.
We we are in need of volunteers willing to take gravestone photographs and load them to the site. If you can help, email Gail Meyer Kilgore
Last updated 19 Jun 2008
