Welcome to Kutch ...

Kutch is located in Elbert County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kutch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Kutch is 5,670 feet [1,728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kutch is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Kutch ...

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

• Simla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simla
  • Simla is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simla <4>
• Rush
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Rush is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <4>
• Alta Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
  • Alta Vista is located in El Paso County
• Matheson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matheson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
  • Matheson is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matheson <4>
• Yoder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
• Truckton ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckton
  • Truckton is located in El Paso County
  • Former names for Truckton:
  • Dunkin City
  • Truck Town
• Karval
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karval
  • Karval is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karval <4>
• Ramah
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
  • Ramah is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <4>
• Calhan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhan
  • Calhan is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhan <4>
• Hugo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <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 Kutch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kutch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kutch ...

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

Adding Kutch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kutch post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kutch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elbert County: www.elbertcounty-co.gov/

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