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Welcome to Hideaway Park ...

Hideaway Park is located in Grand County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hideaway Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

Hideaway Park is 8,790 feet [2,679 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hideaway Park is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Hideaway Park is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.

Communities near Hideaway Park ...

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

  • Granby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Idaho Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
    • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <4>
  • Nederland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
    • Nederland is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Former names for Nederland:
    • Browns Crossing
    • Dayton
    • Middle Boulder
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <4>
  • Georgetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Central City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Gilpin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
  • Hot Sulphur Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
  • Silver Plume
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
    • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <4>
  • Ward
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>
  • Black Hawk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
    • Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <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 Hideaway Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hideaway Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hideaway Park ...

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

Adding Hideaway Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hideaway Park post office opened in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hideaway Park.

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

The official website for Grand County: www.co.grand.co.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Grand, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hideaway Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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