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Rio Blanco County Assessor
The Rio Blanco County Assessor in Meeker values county property and links to the assessor's property database and the county interactive map for parcel records.
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation registry lists the people required to register as sex offenders in Rio Blanco County and can be searched by name, city or county.
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Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder Vital Records
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Rio Blanco County Recorded Documents
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Rio Blanco County at a glance
- State
- Colorado
- County seat
- Meeker
- Population
- 6,529
- Area
- 3,223 sq mi
- Founded
- 1889
- Cities and towns
- 2
Rio Blanco County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services across the unincorporated areas of Rio Blanco County.
Police Departments. In addition to Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement services in Rio Blanco County are provided by municipal police departments in Meeker and Rangely. These departments work in coordination with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and incidents that require additional resources or cross jurisdictional boundaries.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas and provides countywide patrol, investigations, and detention services. The Sheriff's website (www.co.rio-blanco.co.us) provides information on services, sex offender registries, and current news. Rio Blanco County Jail, a detention facility operated by the Sheriff's Office, houses inmates awaiting trial or serving short-term sentences. Inmate information can be obtained by calling the detention facility directly or visiting the Sheriff's Office in person during business hours. Arrest records in Rio Blanco County are public documents subject to the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act (C.R.S. § 24-72-301 et seq.) and the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA, C.R.S. § 24-72-201 et seq.).
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Rio Blanco County are maintained by Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request access to arrest records by submitting a formal request to the Sheriff's Office, often requiring a fee for processing.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Rio Blanco County are taken and retained by Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office as part of the booking process.
The jail provides an inmate lookup service where you can inquire about current detainees. You may also call the jail directly at (970) 878-9550 for more information about an inmate's status and charges.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Rio Blanco County
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From the old mine records
What is on record in Rio Blanco County
- Old mine sites
- 77
- Sites with no status in the records
- 38
- Still producing
- 8
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Fire Clay (Refractory); Uranium, Vanadium
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 153
- Shafts and tunnels
- 26
- What they are
- prospect pit, gravel pit, adit, mine shaft
- Maps surveyed
- 1952 to 1971
- Records behind them
- 285 records for 276 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 123 named mine sites inside the county, 77 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 153 holes drawn inside the county, 26 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Fire Clay (Refractory); 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 Rio Blanco County (94 shown, 127 unnamed on the map)
- Black Diamond MineAdit | Meeker map, 1966
- Fairfield MineAdit | Meeker map, 1966
- Lion Canyon MineAdit | Meeker map, 1966
- MineAdit | Rangely map, 1962
- MineAdit | Big Foundation Creek map, 1964
- MineAdit | Meeker map, 1966
- MineAdit | Meeker map, 1966
- MineAdit | Rattlesnake Mesa map, 1966
- MineAdit | Rattlesnake Mesa map, 1966
- MineAdit | Rangely map, 1962
- MineAdit | Sawmill Mountain map, 1966
- MineAdit | Ninemile Gap map, 1966
- MineAdit | Big Foundation Creek map, 1964
- MineAdit | Meeker map, 1966
- MineAdit | Meeker map, 1966
- MineAdit | Rattlesnake Mesa map, 1966
- MineAdit | Rangely map, 1962
- MineAdit | Sawmill Mountain map, 1966
- MineAdit | Sawmill Mountain map, 1966
- MineAdit | Rattlesnake Mesa map, 1966
- Rienau MineAdit | Rattlesnake Mesa map, 1966
- Shale ProspectProspect Pit | No Name Ridge map, 1952
- Shale ProspectNo Name Ridge map, 1952
- Shale ProspectProspect Pit | No Name Ridge map, 1952
- Stanley Gordon MineAdit | Cactus Reservoir map, 1962
- Taylor MineAdit | Ninemile Gap map, 1966
- Piceance Creek Basin Saline DepositsCalcium, Sodium | Producer
- Unnamed MineClay | Unknown
- Unnamed Gold ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Ladder CanyonMica | Unknown
- Bloomfield 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 | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Unknown SandpitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- ButterflyUranium | Past Producer
- Coal Creek No. 1Uranium | Past Producer
- ColumbineUranium | Past Producer
- Guy Stealy ClaimsUranium | Occurrence
- MidnightUranium | Producer
- Roy Quinn DrillingUranium | Past Producer
- Shylo No.1Uranium | Unknown
- Burrell No. 5 ClaimUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Burrell Nos. 1-3 ClaimsUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Coal Creek No. 1 ClaimUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Columbine Nos. 1-4 ClaimsUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Guy Stealey ClaimsUranium, Vanadium | Producer
- Jerry ZocholUranium, Vanadium | Occurrence
- Last Day ClaimUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Marvine View No. 10 ClaimUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- MeekerUranium, Vanadium | Occurrence
- Naomi Ann ClaimUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- S & G No. 4 ClaimUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Shylo GroupUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Windy Point No. 1 ClaimUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Caywood #1, #2Uranium, Vanadium, Copper | Occurrence
- Brown GroupVanadium, Uranium | Past Producer
- Butterfly GroupVanadium, Uranium | Producer
- Cathedral BluffsZeolites | Producer
- East ForkZeolites | Producer
- Iron BridgeZeolites | Past Producer
- Staley MineZeolites | Past Producer
- White River CliffZeolites | Producer
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 Rio Blanco County, Colorado?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco County, Colorado?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Rio Blanco County are kept by the Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco 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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