Welcome to Lime ...

Lime is located in San Miguel County<1>.

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

Lime is 7,930 feet [2,417 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lime is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Lime lies within the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Lime ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Lime: This one is located in San Miguel County and the other is located in Pueblo County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 6 communities that are also named Lime - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Minnesota, New York and Oregon.

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

Communities near Lime ...

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

• Telluride
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Mountain Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <4>
• Ouray
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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 south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
• Alta ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Alta 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 Lime. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lime.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lime ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

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