Eagle - Garfield - Rio Blanco - Summit County CO Genealogy

Summit County was established in 1861, an original Colorado County. In 1883 Eagle County and Garfield County were carved from portions of Summit County. In 1889 Rio Blanco was carved from a portion of Garfield County

Census Records on line

1870 Summit Co Census by Ghost Seekers
1870 Summit Co Scanned Census Images by US Census Project
1870 Colorado Census Index (covers all CO) by Colorado Archives

1880 Colorado Census (all CO) by Family Search - LDS

1885 State Census Extracted Eagle Co:
A-L | M-Z by Rootsweb

1910 Garfield Co Census Index by Chamil
Part 2 | Part 3 by Rootsweb

A-C | D-J | K-R | S-Z by Rootsweb

1930 Sheephorn area Eagle Co Census:
Vital Records

Marriages Records, Surname A's only All Colorado
Colorado Divorces 1851-1939 and 1968 to present (all CO) by Colorado Archives
July 26, 1906 to Mar 17, 1916 Garfield Co Divorces by Colorado Archives

Eagle Co Marriages 1883-1940:
Groom | Bride by USGenweb

1910-1950 Summit County Death Records by Ghost Seekers

1896, 1913, and 1918 Vulcan Mine Deaths ; Garfield Co(3 seperate Explosions ) by USGenweb
Mining Fatalities pre-1963 all Colorado by Denver Public Library

1885 Eagle Co Mortality Schedule by Rootsweb

Funeral Home Records

1919-1956 Burdge Funeral Home Glenwood Springs - Garfield County:
A-B | C | D-F | G-I | J-L
Mc-M | N-P | R | S | T-V | W-Z by USGenweb

Early 1910s-1919 Crawford Mortuary New Castle, Garfield Co by USGenweb

1890s-1919 Schwarz Mortuary Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co:
A-G | H-P | Q-Z by USGenweb

1895-1905 Farnum Mortuary Red Cliff, Eagle Co by USGenweb

Cemetery Transcriptions

Available from
Colorado Tombstone Photo Project
Valley Brook Cemetery-Summit Co Highland Cemetery (aka Meeker) Rio Blanco Rangely Cemetery - Rio Blanco
Strawberry Cemetery Rio Blanco Battlement Mesa Cemetery Garfield Divide Creek Union Cemetery Garfield Highland Cemetery Garfield
Hillcrest Cemetery Garfield Pioneer Cemetery (aka Linwood) Garfield Rosebud Cemetery Garfield Rose Hill Cemetery Garfield
Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery Garfield Skyline Cemetery Garfield Cedar Hill Memorial Cemetery Eagle Edwards Cemetery Eagle
Fairview Cemetery Eagle Greenwood Cemetery Eagle McCoy Cemetery Eagle River View Cemetery Eagle
Sunset View Cemetery Eagle Available from
Battlement Cemetery Garfield
Fairview Cemetery
Fisher Cemetery Pioneer Cemetery (Glenwood) Highland Cemetery Marion Cemetery (aka Spring Gulch)
Moose Lodge Section of Rose Hill Garfield New Castle area Burials Garfield Rose Hill Cemetery Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery
Available from:
Rio Blanco-USGenweb
Strawberry Cemetery Stones & History Piceance Creek Cemetery Stones & History Black Sulphur Cemetery Stones & History
Highland Cemetery Rio Blanco A-K | L-Z Available from:
Eagle Co-USGenweb
Eagle Co Residents buried elsewhere
Available from:
Garfield Co-Rootsweb
All known Garfield Co Cemetery Locations Available from:
Eagle Co-Rootsweb
Brett Family Cemetery (photos & obits)
Burns Area Cemeteries Cedar Hill Cemetery (some obits) Dotsero Cemetery Edwards Cemetery (some photos/obits)
Fairview Cemetery (some Obits) Gore Creek Cemetery (some photos) Greenwood Cemetery (some photos-obits) Intermountain Cemetery (some photos-obits)
Maxwell Cemetery McCoy Cemetery (some obits) Newcomer Ranch Cemetery (some obits) River View Cemetery (some Obits)
Sheephorn Cemetery (aka Forester-some obits) Sunset View Cemetery (Valley View some obits) Sweetwater Area Cemeteries
Available from:
Interment Net Eagle Co
Cedar Hill Cemetery Fairview Cemetery Greenwood Cemetery
Sunset View Cemetery Available from:
Interment Net-Garfield Co
Highland Cemetery Hillcrest Cemetery
Pioneer Cemetery Rosebud Cemetery Rosehill Cemetery Available from:
Interment.net Summit County
Valley Brook Cemetery Available from:
Summit Co Ghost Seekers
Clancy Graves Dillon Cemetery
Frisco Cemetery Montezuma Cemetery Grandview Cemetery Valley Brook Cemetery
Available from:
Woodmen of the World burials
Available from:
Woodmen of the World Burials
Available from:
Woodmen of the World Burials
FYI What is a Woodmen of the World ? Scroll down about half way for History


Military Records

Colorado Civil War Casualties (covers all CO) by Colorado Archives
1861-1865 Colorado Volunteers Military Records Colorado Archives
1862 Colorado Volunteers New Mexico Campaign Colorado Archives

Summit Co WWI Draft Registrations by USGenweb
Eagle Co WWI Draft Registrations:
A-L | M-Z by USGenweb
Rio Blanco Co WWI Draft Registrations by USGenweb
Garfield Co WWI Registrations & History by Chamail

WWII Casualties Eagle Co Army & Airforce Access Genealogy
WWII Garfield Co Casualties Army & Airforce Access Genealogy
WWII Rio Blanco Co Casualties Army & Airforce Access Genealogy
WWII Summit Co Casualties Army & Airforce Access Genealogy

Colorado Vietnam Casualties June-Dec 1966 and all 1968 by Colorado Archives
1862-1949 Veteran Grave Registrations of Colorado by Colorado Archives

Newspapers and Obituaries

Aug 15, 1885 Meeker Herald Rio Blanco Historical Article on area by USGenweb
1896 Wedding Announcement Yule-McBurney (Garfield Co) by USgenweb
Sept 10, 1897 Rio Grand Express Railroad Wreck (New Castle, Garfield Co) by Rootsweb
1899 (various months) Eagle Co Examiner Birth-Death-Marriage Announcements by USGenweb
1909 Denver & Rio Grande Train Wreck Victims list (at Dotsero), and Coroner's Inquest by USGenweb

1893-1903 The Rifle Reveille - Garfield Co
1904-1920 The Rifle Telegram - Garfield Co by Chamail

1910 Obit of George Yule Garfield Co USGenweb
1934 Obit of James MARTIN , Garfield Co by USGenweb

Obituary Collection Garfield, Eagle and Lake County: Various Years
A-G | H-M | N-Z by USGenweb

Eagle County Obituary Collection by Rootsweb

Taxes - Voters - Court Records

1881-1919 Summit Co Naturalizations and Intents by Ghost Seekers
1888-1919 Summit Co Probates; Guardianships, and Insantiy Cases by Ghost Seekers

1883-1916 Eagle County Declarations of Intent by USGenweb
1907-1928 Eagle Co Naturalization Petitions by USGenweb
1884-1935 Eagle Co Probate Index by Colorado Archives

Sept 9, 1909-Oct 27, 1919 & July 2, 1926-Sep 14, 1942 Garfield Co Inheritance Tax Records by Colorado Archives

1861 Voters Registration Colorado Territorial Election by Denver Public Library

Land Records

1880s-1980s Eagle County Land Grants by USGenweb
Eagle Co Land Entry Files by Rootsweb
Garfield Co Plat Maps & Land Records prior to 1908 by Chamail

Occupational Records

1885-1967 Colorado Cattle Brands by Ghost Seekers

History Edwards General Store Eagle Co USGenweb

1900-1980 Colorado Mine Index (by Mine Name, County is listed) by Colorado Archives
Mining Fatalities pre-1963 by Denver Public Library

Bio's & Bibles

1905 "Progessive Men of Western Colorado" Extracted Garfield Co
Plummer Family; Garfield by Vicki
Godfretsen Family Garfield Co by Vicki
Mullen Family Garfield Co by Vicki

"Portrait & Biographies Citizens of the Past & Present" Extracted Eagle Co:
A-G | H-Z by Rootsweb

1905 "Progessive Men of Western Colorado" Extracted Rio Blanco:
Anderson-Warren by USGenweb

Everett Hugh Brines & Family; of Summit Co by Rootsweb

School Records

1882 Red Cliff District Student Census (then Summit Co; now Eagle Co) by USGenweb
1883 Eagle Co Student Census USgenweb
1884 Eagle Co Student Census by USGenweb
1885 Eagle Co Student Census By USGenweb
1886 Eagle Co Student Census by USGenweb
1887 Eagle Co Student Census USGenweb
1888 Eagle Co School Census (District 2 Includes Garfield Co and District 1 includes Pitkin Co) by USGenweb
1889 Eagle Co School Census (District 2 includes Garfield Co) by USGenweb

1899/1900 Edwards/Lake Creek, Eagle Co School Students Photo by Rootsweb
1915 Eagle High School Photo by Rootsweb
1913 Eagle High School Photo (there are students in front, but you can't see any faces) Rootsweb
1914 Gilman Grade School Students, Eagle Co names included by Rootsweb
Gypsum Grade School Eagle Co (not dated, but some students named 1. Arthur John STREMME (tall boy in back row on left next to the door frame) 2. Iva Doll SLAUGHTER 3. Iva Shum DODO 4. Fritz BORAH front row 1. Ellen McHATTEN 2. Eliza QUINLIN 3. Viola HINES 4. Mrs. MORRISON - teacher 5. L. G. BORAH 6. Aden MOSER 7. Pearl CHATFIELD 8. Julia STEYER 9. Lottie SCHILIFF 10. Edith GRUNDLE 11. Riene CHATFIELD 12. Bill STREMME then Victor HENNERICSON ; Carl NORGAARD ; Harold NORGAARD)
Photo of Gypsum High School, Eagle Co Rootsweb
1915 Photo of Gypsum High School, Eagle Co Rootsweb
1916/17 Eagle High School Girls Basketball Team (2nd girl is Harriet Nelson 3rd girl is Ruth Anderson the 7th girl is Meda Conway The 8th girl may be Anna Magnee the 9th girl may be Hazel Tracy)
1916/17 Eagle High School Boys Basketball Team (From left to right - Jule Oleson, Fritz Borah, Bill McHatton, John Flynn, Marvin Ryder & Fred Oleson)
1916/17 Eagle Co High School Students named by Rootsweb

1915 Silt School Students, Garfield Co (photo) Teacher: Mr Craven by Rootsweb

1923 Eagle High School Year Book School Board Faculty Freshmen
Sophmores' Juniors' Seniors pg 1 Seniors pg 2
Boys Basketball Team Team Members' Bios Football Team - Names Unknown by Rootsweb


Surnames and Queries

Summit Co Queries
Summit Co Surnames by Rootsweb

Garfield Co Surnames Rootsweb

Eagle Co Queries
Eagle Co Surnames by Rootsweb

Rio Blanco Co Queries Rootsweb
Local History

Early Summit Co Residents (Index only) by Ghost Seekers
Townships/Communities Then & Now Summit Co Rootsweb

Pre-1883 Eagle Co Settlers USGenweb
1883 Places/Townships in Eagle Co Rootsweb
Eagle Co Historical Photos (families and places) Rootsweb

History of Garfield Co Rootsweb
1915 Stilt Church Members Photo, Garfield Co by Rootsweb
Garfield Co Historical Photos-People by Rootsweb
Garfield Co Historical Photos-Places by Rootsweb

Colorado State Penitenitary Records 1871-1973 Colorado Archives
Colorado Convict Records 1887-1939 by Denver Public Library

Colorado Maps from 1854-1913 by Ghost Seekers

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries

Summit County Recorder
Old County Courthouse
208 Lincoln Avenue
Breckenridge, CO 80424

Summit County Historical Society
309 N Main
P.O. Box 745
Breckenridge, CO 80424-0745

Eagle Co Historical Society
P.O. Box 192
Eagle, CO 81631

Eagle County Clerk and Recorder
500 Broadway
PO Box 537
Eagle, CO 81631
(970) 328-8710

Eagle Valley Colorado FHC
10934 Gypsum Creek Road
Gypsum, CO 81631
970) 524-9353

Garfield County Clerk and Recorder
109 8th Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-3362
(970) 945-2377

The Grand Valley Historical Society
Garfield Co
P.O. Box 363
Parachute, CO, 81635

Garfield County Public Library
P.O. Box 320
New Castle, CO 81647
(970) 984-2347

Mt. Sopris Historical Society Museum
Garfield County
Hwy 133 & Weant Blvd.
Carbondale, Colorado

Rio Blanco Courthouse
555 Main
Meeker, CO 81641
(970) 878-3627

Rio Blanco County Historical Society
and the White River Museum
565 Park Street
Meeker, CO 81641
(970) 878-9982

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