Welcome to Americus ...

Americus is located in Chaffee County<1>.

The location of Americus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Americus, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Americus is 8,200 feet [2,499 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Americus is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Americus lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Americus: (719)

Communities Also Named Americus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Americus - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Americus.

Communities near Americus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Americus.

• Buena Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Pine Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
• Johnson Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Village
  • Johnson Village is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson Village <4>
• Granite
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Granite is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <4>
• Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
• Low Pass ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
  • Low Pass is located in Lake County
• Nathrop
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
  • Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <4>
• Vicksburg ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
  • Vicksburg has also been known as:
  • Vicksburg Mining Camp
• Banker Mine ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
  • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
• Winfield ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Chaffee County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Americus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Americus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Americus. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Americus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Americus. See our Newspapers Page for Americus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Americus ...

Looking for more information about Americus? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Americus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Americus.

Adding Americus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Americus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Americus was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Americus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Americus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/