Welcome to Guffey ...

Guffey is located in Park County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guffey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Guffey is 8,650 feet [2,637 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Guffey is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Guffey lies within the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Guffey: 80820<4>

Communities Also Named Guffey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Guffey - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Guffey ...

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

• Cripple Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Florissant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Lake George
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Lake George is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <5>
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Teller County
• Victor
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Buckskin Joe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
  • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
• Goldfield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Teller County
• Divide
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Divide is located in Teller County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <5>
• Hartsel
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsel
  • Hartsel is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsel <5>
• Pike - San Isabel Village
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike - San Isabel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike - San Isabel Village
  • Pike - San Isabel Village is located in Park County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guffey ...

Looking for more information about Guffey? 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 Guffey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Guffey.

Adding Guffey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guffey 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 Guffey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Guffey post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guffey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.us/

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