Welcome to Baldwin ...

So far, we found very little information about Baldwin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Baldwin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baldwin, please Contact Us.

Baldwin would have been located within present day Gunnison County<2>.

The location of Baldwin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baldwin, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Baldwin is 8,760 feet [2,670 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Baldwin is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Baldwin was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Baldwin once stood is in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Baldwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Baldwin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Baldwin ...

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

• Gunnison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
  • Gunnison is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <5>
• Crested Butte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crested Butte
  • Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crested Butte <5>
• Mount Crested Butte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
  • Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
• Irwin ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
• Almont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Almont is located in Gunnison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <5>
• Gothic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
  • Gothic is located in Gunnison County
• Crystal ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
• Iola ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Iola is located in Gunnison County
• Marble
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <5>
• Ashcroft ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
  • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
  • Former names for Ashcroft:
  • Castle Forks City
  • Chloride

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 Baldwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baldwin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baldwin. 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 Baldwin.

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

Adding Baldwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldwin 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 Baldwin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/

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