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Garfield County at a glance
- State
- Colorado
- County seat
- Glenwood Springs
- Population
- 61,685
- Area
- 2,956 sq mi
- Founded
- 1883
- Cities and towns
- 7
Garfield County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Garfield County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Garfield County.
Police Departments. Garfield County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Garfield County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments. Each department has jurisdiction over its respective city, while the Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Garfield County is primarily provided by Garfield County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 107 8th Street, Suite 210, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601. The agency operates Garfield County Detention Facility located at 107 8th Street in Glenwood Springs, which houses both pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's website, where the public can search for current inmates by name, booking number, or date of birth.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Garfield County are maintained by Garfield County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request access to arrest records through the Sheriff's Office, following procedures outlined in the Colorado Open Records Act.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup is available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Garfield County are taken and retained by Garfield County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request.
The jail provides an inmate lookup service through their website where you can search for current detainees. You may also call the jail directly at (970) 945-0453 for assistance with inmate information. Building permits, zoning approvals, and land use permits for unincorporated Garfield County are handled by Garfield County Building and Planning Department, located at 108 8th Street, Suite 201. The Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association (970-945-6589, glenwoodchamber.com) and Carbondale Chamber of Commerce serve as resources for business development and networking in Garfield County.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Garfield County
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From the old mine records
What is on record in Garfield County
- Old mine sites
- 56
- Sites with no status in the records
- 9
- Still producing
- 14
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Lead; Uranium, Vanadium
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 259
- Shafts and tunnels
- 47
- What they are
- prospect pit, adit, mine shaft, air shaft
- Maps surveyed
- 1952 to 1987
- Records behind them
- 349 records for 338 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 79 named mine sites inside the county, 56 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 259 holes drawn inside the county, 47 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Lead; Uranium, Vanadium.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Colorado's cover is a protection program run by DRMS, not an insurance policy sold by insurers.
Colorado mine map and abandoned mine records
- DRMS Data: electronic documents and mining activity mapThe Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety document system (Laserfiche WebLink) with non confidential coal, minerals and prospecting permit files and the Historical Mining Books, plus the DRMS map viewer at https://maps.dnrgis.state.co.us/drms/Index.html?viewer=drms; records for sites released before 2002 are at the Colorado State Archives.
- DRMS Inactive Mine Reclamation ProgramThe program that safeguards abandoned openings (over 10,500 since 1980), abates coal mine subsidence and fights coal fires; subsidence emergency line 1-800-44MINES or 303-866-3567 on the MSPP page.
- Colorado Geological Survey, Ground SubsidenceThe survey's hazard page on subsidence over abandoned mine workings, collapsing soils and karst, with its publications on coal mine subsidence in Boulder, Weld and other counties.
- DRMS Mine Subsidence Protection Program (MSPP)A state program set up with a $3 million federal grant to pay for damage to Colorado homes from coal mine subsidence; information at 1-800-44MINES or Deb.Zack@state.co.us.
Named workings recorded in Garfield County (82 shown, 234 unnamed on the map)
- Anvil Points Oil Shale MinesAdit | Anvil Points map, 1952
- Black Diamond MineAdit | Cattle Creek map, 1961
- CaveAdit | Carbonate map, 1974
- Coal MineHorse Mountain map, 1952
- Coal MineAdit | Horse Mountain map, 1952
- Coal MineAdit | Horse Mountain map, 1952
- Marion MineAdit | Stony Ridge map, 1963
- MineAdit | Cattle Creek map, 1961
- MineAdit | Forked Gulch map, 1971
- MineAdit | Rifle Falls map, 1966
- MineAdit | Storm King Mountain map, 1962
- MineAdit | Rifle Falls map, 1966
- MineAdit | Forked Gulch map, 1971
- MineAdit | Forked Gulch map, 1971
- MineAdit | Rifle Falls map, 1966
- MineAdit | Ruby Lee Reservoir map, 1968
- MineAdit | Rifle Falls map, 1966
- MineAdit | Rifle Falls map, 1966
- MineAdit | New Castle map, 1962
- MineAdit | Storm King Mountain map, 1962
- Rio Blanco MineRio Blanco map, 1952
- Rulison Oil Shale MineAdit | Anvil Points map, 1952
- South Canyon MineAdit | Storm King Mountain map, 1962
- Sunlight MineAdit | Cattle Creek map, 1961
- Tipple MineAdit | Silt map, 1962
- New CastleClay | Producer
- Glenwood SpringsGeothermal | Unknown
- Gray Eagle MineGold | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Unnamed Gold OccurrenceGold, Silver | Occurrence
- Deep CreekGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- East Canyon CreekGypsum-Anhydrite | Producer
- M. Folley ClaimGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- Unknown Gravel PitGypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown
- Big ThreeLead | Past Producer
- DadeLead | Past Producer
- Lily MineLead | Past Producer
- Parker MineLead | Past Producer
- Strong MineLead | Past Producer
- Sunshine MineLead | Past Producer
- Carbonate DistrictLead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | a whole mining district, not one working
- Lily MineLead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence
- ParkerLead, Zinc | Occurrence
- Sunshine Mine GrandviewLead, Zinc | Producer
- Glenwood Lime QuarryLimestone, Dimension | Producer
- Marblehead QuarryLimestone, Dimension | Past Producer
- Midcontinent LimestoneLimestone, Dimension | Producer
- Unnamed Manganese OccurrenceManganese | Occurrence
- Chambers PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Jammeron PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Rifle PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Entrada DepositsSelenium, Vanadium, Chromium | Past Producer
- Dade ProspectSilver, Lead | Occurrence
- Bellevue - RochesterSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Uranium | Producer
- Jenny ClaimsUranium, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence
- End of Trail MineUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- End of Trail No. 2Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence
- Lotti B MineUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Rifle MineUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Rock Raven MineUranium, Vanadium | Producer
- Uv-Elk VanUranium, Vanadium | Occurrence
- Garfield MineVanadium | Past Producer
- Rifle MillVanadium | Producer
- Garfield MineVanadium, Lead, Selenium, Chromium, Uranium | Past Producer
- Elk Van Tunnel and Uv ClaimsVanadium, Uranium | Past Producer
- GrandviewZinc | Past Producer
- Sunshine Lode MineZinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Underground
- Elk Van Tunnel and Uv ClaimsProspect
- End of Trail No. 2Past Producer
- Revelation GroupUnknown
- Rifle MinePast Producer
- Unnamed Manganese OccurrenceOccurrence
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Garfield County, Colorado?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Garfield County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Garfield County. Ask that agency for its record. Under C.R.S. 24-72-305.5, it is unlawful to obtain a booking photograph knowing it will be posted on a website or in a publication that charges a fee to remove it; anyone requesting booking photos from a custodian must sign a statement that they will not be used that way.
How do I get a criminal background check in Garfield County, Colorado?
The Colorado criminal history record comes from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Biometric Identification and Records Unit. Name and date of birth search online through the Internet Criminal History Check (ICHC), or a request by name or by fingerprints to the CBI for a notarized copy. Fee: $6.00 for each online Internet Criminal History Check (ICHC) search; $13.00 for a name based request by mail.
How can I look up sex offenders in Garfield County, Colorado?
Search the Colorado Sex Offender Registry (CBI), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Garfield County, Colorado?
Register with the county clerk and recorder or through the Colorado Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Voters may register through Election Day; to get a ballot by mail, register online or by mail through the 8th day before Election Day, then in person at a voter service and polling center.
How do I look up property records in Garfield County, Colorado?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Garfield County are kept by the Garfield County clerk and recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Garfield County, Colorado?
Certified birth and death certificates for Colorado come from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. Birth and death certificates are also issued at the nearest Local Vital Records office, at the same fees. Online through GoCertificates or VitalChek as linked by the office, by mail to the address printed on the state application, or in person by appointment at the state office or at a Local Vital Records office. Fee: $25 for the first certified copy of a birth or death certificate; $20 for each additional copy ordered at the same time (fee schedule effective 1/1/2026).
How do I find business license records in Garfield County, Colorado?
Business entity filings are searched with the Colorado Secretary of State. Some business licenses come from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies; other licenses are issued through local city or county offices.
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