Welcome to Keystone ...
So far, we found very little information about Keystone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Keystone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Keystone, please Contact Us.
Keystone would have been located within present day San Miguel County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Keystone is 8,680 feet [2,646 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Keystone is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Keystone was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Keystone still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Keystone ...
While we believe that this Keystone is located in San Miguel County, we know of another 2 Colorado communities named Keystone. Those communities are located in the following counties: Routt and Summit County.
Beyond Colorado, there are 44 communities that are also named Keystone - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Florida, Indiana (2), Iowa, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada (4), North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (5), South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington (3), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keystone.
Communities near Keystone ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keystone.
- Telluride
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
- Telluride is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <4>
- Ouray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
- Ouray is located in Ouray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <4>
- Ridgway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
- Ridgway is located in Ouray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
- Silverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Silverton is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <4>
- Rico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Rico is located in Dolores County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <4>
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
- Sawpit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Alta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Pandora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Pandora is located in San Miguel 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 Keystone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keystone.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keystone. 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 Keystone.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keystone. See our Newspapers Page for Keystone.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
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 Keystone, 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 San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keystone - 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> | 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. |