Welcome to Divide ...

Divide is located in Teller County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Divide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Divide is 9,180 feet [2,798 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Divide is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Divide lies within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Divide ...

While we believe that this Divide is located in Teller County, we know of another 2 Colorado communities named Divide. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chaffee and El Paso County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 28 communities that are also named Divide - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Brunswick, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Divide ...

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

• Colorado Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <4>
• Monument
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <4>
• Manitou Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <4>
• Palmer Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
  • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <4>
• Cripple Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
  • Cripple Creek is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cripple Creek <4>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <4>
• Victor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Crystola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
  • Crystola is located in El Paso County
• Florissant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florissant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Teller County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florissant <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Divide ...

Looking for more information about Divide? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Divide, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Divide.

Adding Divide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Divide 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 Divide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Divide post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Divide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Teller County: www.co.teller.co.us/

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