Welcome to Carbonate ...
So far, we found very little information about Carbonate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Carbonate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carbonate, please Contact Us.
Carbonate would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Carbonate, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Carbonate was founded in 1879 and was incorporated April 13, 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Carbonate is 10,920 feet [3,328 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Carbonate is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Carbonate was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Carbonate still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Carbonate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Carbonate - they are located in Idaho and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carbonate.
Communities near Carbonate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carbonate.
- Glenwood Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Springs
- Glenwood Springs is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood Springs <5>
- New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
- Chacra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
- Chacra is located in Garfield County
- Cardiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Silt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
- Silt is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silt <5>
- Gypsum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
- Gypsum is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <5>
- Carbondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
- Burns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Eagle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <5>
- El Jebel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Jebel
- El Jebel is located in Eagle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Jebel <5>
- Rifle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rifle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rifle
- Rifle is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rifle <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 Carbonate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbonate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carbonate. 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 Carbonate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbonate. See our Newspapers Page for Carbonate.
Adding Carbonate to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carbonate 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 Carbonate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Carbonate post office opened in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbonate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carbonate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carbonate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |