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Welcome to Old Fort Bent ...

So far, we found very little information about Old Fort Bent. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Old Fort Bent to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Fort Bent, please Contact Us.


Old Fort Bent would have been located within present day Otero County<2>.


The location of Old Fort Bent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


A typical abbreviation for Old Fort Bent: Old Ft. Bent (or less commonly used: Old Frt. Bent)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Old Fort Bent is 4,000 feet [1,219 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Old Fort Bent is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Old Fort Bent was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Old Fort Bent would have been located in the (719) area code.

Communities near Old Fort Bent ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Fort Bent.

  • La Junta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Ford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <5>
  • Las Animas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Swink
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
    • Swink is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <5>
  • Cheraw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
    • Sugar City is located in Crowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <5>
  • La Junta Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
    • La Junta Village is located in Otero County
  • Fort Lyon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
    • Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <5>
  • Hawley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Otero County
  • Higbee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
    • Higbee is located in Otero 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 Old Fort Bent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Fort Bent.

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

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

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 Old Fort Bent, 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 Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Fort Bent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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