RIO GRANDE COUNTY
IN THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY

We welcome you to Rio Grande County and the county coordinator for this county is Gail Meyer Kilgore  If you have any questions please contact me.  I, however, do not live in the county and cannot do any research in the county for you.

Rio Grande County is the gateway to the San Juan Mountains.  It is one of the highlights of the San Luis Valley. The county covers 913 square miles  ranging from around 7,000 feet  on valley floor to numerous 13,000-foot peaks. There are three municipalities within the county, Monte Vista, Del Norte, and South Fork and all have been historically developed along the rail line that follows the Rio Grande River. Monte Vista is the county’s largest community situated the county.  Monte Vista is the center of the agricultural aspect of the county.  Del Norte is a quaint town with a focus on its historic past; it is the county seat.  The newest town in Rio Grande County is South Fork. South Fork is surrounded by the Rio Grande National Forest and was developed as a logging center.

Volunteers are needed to take gravestone photographs for cemeteries in Rio Grande County.

You photographs can be submitted to http://coloradogravestones.org

or your obits at

http://obits.coloradogravestones.org


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COGenWeb has several counties for adoption.  If you are interested or can volunteer to help the COGenWeb as a county coordinator or as a transcriber please contact:

Gail Meyer Kilgore, State Coordinator
Colleen Pustola, Assistant State Coordinator

 

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