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Named for former president James
Garfield, Garfield County is a mountainous county in western
Colorado. It is bordered to the north by Rio Blanco County,
to the east by Routt and Eagle Counties, to the south by
Pitkin County, and to the west by Mesa County. Garfield
County has a population of 57,298. The county seat is the
mountain resort city of Glenwood Springs, located at the
confluence of the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers. With a
population of 9,614, it is also the county�s largest city.
Other major towns include Rifle (pop. 9,172), Carbondale
(6,427), and New Castle (4,518).
Garfield
County is located in the scenic plateau and canyon country
of western Colorado. Covering 3000 square miles, it is 110
miles long and extends to the Utah border. It was carved out
of Summit County on February 10, 1883. In historical times,
the earliest inhabitants were the Ute Indians, and the land
was theirs by treaty until April 12, 1880, when they were
removed to reservations after the "Meeker Massacre" of 1879.
Although explorers, missionaries, miners, and a few settlers
had already visited the area of Garfield County, the main
influx of settlers began to arrive and towns were founded
beginning in 1880.
Interstate 70, completed in 1992,
follows the Colorado River through picturesque Glenwood
Canyon, meeting state route 82 in Glenwood Springs. Route 82
enters the county from the southeast corner, following the
Roaring Fork River out of Pitkin County. In addition to the
hot springs at Glenwood Springs, Garfield County is known
for its remote mountain scenery and its abundant energy
resources.
Hello
and welcome to Garfield County! I'm the Garfield County
Coordinator. My name is Rebecca and I want to extend a big thank
you to the previous Garfield County Coordinators,
Vikki
Gray, Judy Crook
and
Bruce
O'Dell,
whose hard work and dedication made this site possible! I
welcome email
contacts with information about Garfield County, Colorado !!
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WHAT'S
NEW
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ARCHIVES
- US GENWEB - COLORADO
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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suggested
reading list for Garfield County
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BUREAU
OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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Information on
Land Grants
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CASUALTY
LIST - VULCAN MINE
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1896-1918, New
Castle
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CENSUS
RECORDS
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CENSUS
RECORDS - COLORADO
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CEMETERIES
& FUNERAL HOMES
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CENSUS -
GARFIELD COUNTY 1920
(It
isn't for all of Garfield County, just Precincts 17 and 22
surrounding (then) Grand Valley)
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Surnames
A-C,
D-J,
K-R,
S-Z
, courtesy
of Carol McManus
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CITIES,
TOWNS, AND PLACES
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a list of
ghost towns and populated places
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CHURCHES
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Garfield
County churches and their addresses
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CIVIL WAR INFORMATION
COLORADO
COUNTY EVOLUTION
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COLORADO GENEALOGICAL EVENTS
COLORADO
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
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COLORADO
GRAVESTONE PROJECT
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COLORADO
DEPT OF HEALTH VITAL RECORDS
COLORADO HISTORIC NEWSPAPER PROJECT
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Order Vital
Records Here
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COKE
OVENS IN CARDIFF – GLENWOOD SPRINGS
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COURT
RECORDS 1906-1916
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At the
Colorado State Archives. Select "court records from the
drop down box. This includes Divorce records.
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CYNDI'S
LIST OF GENEALOGY SITES
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ELLIS
ISLAND
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FAMILY
CHRONICAL MAGAZINE
FAY GORHAM STABLES
IN RIFLE COLORADO
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FIND
A GRAVE
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GARFIELD
COUNTY FAMILY GROUP SHEETS
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GARFIELD
COUNTY INHERITANCE TAX 1909-1919, 1926-1942
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GED
Files – Garfield County
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At the
Colorado State Archives
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Genealogy Resources by State |
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GeneaNet
Database
Hometown Locator
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HISTORY
OF GARFIELD COUNTY
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IMMIGRANT
SHIPS TRANSCRIBERS GUILD
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LDS
SURNAME SEARCH
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LEST WE
FORGET
INDEX
Surnames
A-B
Surnames
C-D
Surnames
E-F
Surnames
G-H
Surnames
I-K
Surnames
L-M
Surnames
N-R
Surnames
S-T
Surnames
U-Z
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Lest We
Forget: A Short History of Early Grand Valley,
Colorado, originally called Parachute, Colorado, by
Erlene Durrant Murray, Grand Junction, Colo.:
1973.
This great local history book has been
indexed courtesy of Judy Crook.
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LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS
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LOOKUPS
AND VOLUNTEERS
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We
really,
really,
really
need help.
Check here to see how you can contribute!
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MAPS
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Contains some
historical maps
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MID
CONTINENT MINE EXPLOSION – CARBONDALE
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MINING
DEATHS
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Colorado
required mining deaths be reported long before other death
records were required.
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MINES
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a list of
Garfield County mines from the USGS database
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MORTUARY
RECORDS
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These are in the COGenWeb Archives. The Archives contain the
Burdge and Schwarz Mortuaries in Glenwood Spgs, and the
Crawford Mortuary in New Castle
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MUSEUMS
& HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
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MYTREES
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PHOTOS
- Places
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If you have
any Garfield County photos, please send them in!
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PHOTOS
- People
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If you have
any Garfield County photos, please send them in!
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PROGRESSIVE
MEN OF WESTERN COLORADO
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Index from
"Progressive Men of Western Colorado",
Published 1905, transcribed courtesy of Judy Crook.
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QUERY
BOARDS
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The query
boards are a great resource and its important that you learn
to use them.
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RANDOM
ACTS OF GENEALOGICAL KINDNESS
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RESEARCH
GUIDE TO COLORADO
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An excellent
article on Genealogical Research in Colorado. Part
1 and Part
2
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RESOURCES
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where to write
for vital records
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SOCIAL
SECURITY DEATH INDEX
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SONS
OF COLORADO, V. 1 - 2; 1906 - 1908 - ARTICLE INDEX
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An
index to articles from the monthly publication of the
pioneer society Sons of Colorado. The title of the
publication was later changed to The Trail.
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SONS
OF COLORADO, V. 1 - 2; 1906 - 1908 - OBITUARY INDEX
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An
index to obituaries of Colorado pioneers that appeared in
the monthly publication of the pioneer society Sons of
Colorado. The title of the publication was later changed to
The Trail.
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TRAIL
INDEX 1908 – 1929: INDEX TO DEATHS AND OBITUARIES
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Index
of articles including profiles and obituaries of pioneers
that was published 1908-1929 by the Sons of Colorado
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TRAIN
ROBBERY IN PARACHUTE
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Denver Post
newspaper account of two trains that collided at New Castle
on Sept. 10, 1897. Contains partial list of dead and
injured. Courtesy of Leona Gustafson and Rita Timm.
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TRAIN
WRECK AT NEW CASTLE
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UNION
DISPUTE NEW CASTLE 1903
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US
CENSUS BUREAU
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USGS
MAPPING INFORMATION
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U.S.
MILITARY CASUALITES OF THE VIET NAM WAR – COLORADO
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VANADIUM
HAUL
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Details of the U.S. Vanadium Corporation office at Rifle, CO
in 1943, courtesy of Lisa Perry
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WW1
DRAFT REGISTRATION COLORADO
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WW1
CASUALTIES-COLORADO
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WW
II HONOR LIST OF DEAD AND MISSING; STATE OF COLORADO
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