Welcome to Fir ...

Fir is located in Costilla County<1>.

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

Fir is 9,230 feet [2,813 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fir is 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Fir: (719)

Communities Also Named Fir ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Fir - they are located in Arkansas, Minnesota, Oregon (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Fir ...

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

• La Veta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta
  • La Veta is located in Huerfano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Veta <4>
• Blanca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanca
  • Blanca is located in Costilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanca <4>
• Russell ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Costilla County
• Uptop ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
  • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
• Cuchara
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara
  • Cuchara is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuchara <4>
• La Veta Pass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
  • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
• Garland City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
  • Garland City is located in Costilla County
• Fort Garland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Garland
  • Fort Garland is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Garland <4>
• Alamo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
• Red Wing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <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 Fir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fir.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fir ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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