Welcome to Lenado ...
So far, we found very little information about Lenado. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lenado to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lenado, please Contact Us.
Lenado would have been located within present day Pitkin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lenado, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lenado is 8,540 feet [2,603 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lenado is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lenado was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Lenado still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
Communities near Lenado ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lenado.
- Aspen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
- Aspen is located in Pitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspen <4>
- Basalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Basalt is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
- Former names for Basalt:
- Aspen Junction
- Fryingpan Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <4>
- Snowmass Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass Village
- Snowmass Village is located in Pitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass Village <4>
- Woody Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Creek
- Woody Creek is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woody Creek <4>
- Biglow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Meredith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Meredith is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <4>
- Norrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Independence ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Pitkin County
- Independence has also been known as:
- Chipeta
- Farwell
- Hunter's Pass
- Mammoth City
- Mount Hope
- Sparkill
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
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 Lenado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lenado.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lenado. 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 Lenado.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lenado. See our Newspapers Page for Lenado.
Adding Lenado to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lenado 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 Lenado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lenado post office opened in 1891.
We also found Lenado in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lenado.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pitkin County: www.aspenpitkin.com/
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 Lenado, 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 Pitkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lenado - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |