Rio Grande County, Colorado GenWeb
This page lists some of the basic references & resources for searching in Rio Grande County. See the Lookups page for those references that have volunteers who will lookup information for you. If you know of a reference that I have not listed, please send me,
Please place the words "Rio Grande" in the subject line when writing me, I have a couple counties, and this will help.
Societies
Libraries
Courthouse
Printed References
Societies
Monte Vista Historical Society
P.O. Box 323
110 Jefferson Street
Monte Vista, Colorado 81144
(719) 852-4396
Hours: 2:00-5:00 pm. Mon-Fri. Apr-Dec.
San Luis Valley Historical Society
P.O. Box 982
Alamosa, Colorado 81101
(719) 589-9217
Colorado Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 9218
Denver, CO 80209-0218
(303) 571-1535
Libraries & Museums
Carnegie Public Library
120 Jefferson St.
Monte Vista, CO 81144
Del Norte Public Library
790 Grande Ave.
Del Norte, CO 81132
Adams State College Library
Adams State College
Alamosa, Colorado 81101
Rio Grande County Museum
6th and Oak Street
Del Norte CO 81132
Colorado Division of Archives and Public Records
1313 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
303/866-2358, 303/866-2390
County Courthouse
Rio Grande County Courthouse
Del Norte, CO 81132
Printed References
Local History
Riggenbach, Emma. A Bridge To Yesterday. High Valley Press:Monte Vista, CO. 1982
Cemetery
Eagle, Zack. Rock Creek Cemetery. Monte Vista, CO. 1954.
Census
State Census records are available for the year 1885.
Federal Census records are available for 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920.
Vital
A name index for obituaries in the Monte Vista Journal is located at the Monte Vista Public Library. It covers the years from the beginning of the paper into the 1980's.
Newspaper
Monte Vista Journal. In publication since 1888. Microfilm copies of the Journal are available at the Monte Vista Library.
San Luis Valley Graphic. In publication from 1884 thru the early 1900s. Microfilm copies of the Graphic are available at the Adams State Library.
Other Resources
The Alamosa Co. GoGen Resources page, has a lot more Web resources than this one. Rather
duplicate those resources here, I elected to link this page to that one.
Alamosa Co. CoGen Resources Page.