Welcome to Baxterville ...

Baxterville is located in Rio Grande County<1>.

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

From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Baxterville is described as "Named for local restaurant owner, Mr. Baxter, who was famous for his chili."

Baxterville is 8,230 feet [2,509 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Baxterville is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Baxterville: (719)

Communities Also Named Baxterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Baxterville - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Baxterville ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Baxterville.

• Del Norte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Norte
  • Del Norte is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Norte <5>
• Creede
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
  • Creede is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Former name for Creede:
  • Amethyst
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <5>
• Agua Ramon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
  • Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
• Spar City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spar City
  • Spar City is located in Mineral County
• Summitville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
  • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
• Bachelor City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor City
  • Bachelor City is located in Mineral County
• Platoro
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platoro
  • Platoro is located in Conejos County
• Monte Vista
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
  • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <5>
• Center
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Rio Grande County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baxterville ...

Looking for more information about Baxterville? 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 Baxterville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baxterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rio Grande County: www.riograndecounty.org/

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