Welcome to Satank ...

Satank is located in Garfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Satank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Satank is 6,110 feet [1,862 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Satank is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Satank is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.

Communities near Satank ...

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

• Glenwood Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Springs
  • Glenwood Springs is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood Springs <4>
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Basalt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Cardiff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
• El Jebel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Jebel
  • El Jebel is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Jebel <4>
• Snowmass
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass
  • Snowmass is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass <4>
• Chacra
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
  • Chacra is located in Garfield County
• Redstone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Redstone is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <4>
• Snowmass Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Satank ...

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

Adding Satank to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Satank post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Satank.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/

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