Welcome to Pando ...

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

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

Pando would have been located within present day Eagle County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pando, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pando is 9,200 feet [2,804 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pando is 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

The location where Pando once stood is in the (970) area code.

Communities near Pando ...

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

• Avon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Vail
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Vail is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <5>
• Breckenridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <5>
• Silverthorne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverthorne
  • Silverthorne is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverthorne <5>
• Frisco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <5>
• Leadville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Leadville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <5>
• Minturn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
  • Minturn is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <5>
• Dillon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <5>
• Blue River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Alma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>

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 Pando. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pando.

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

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

Adding Pando to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pando 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 Pando was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pando post office opened in 1891.

We also found Pando in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pando.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

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