Welcome to Sillsville ...
Sillsville is located in Gunnison County<1>.
The location of Sillsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sillsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Sillsville is 8,030 feet [2,448 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sillsville is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Sillsville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sillsville lies within the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Sillsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sillsville - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sillsville.
Communities near Sillsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sillsville.
- Gunnison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Gunnison is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <4>
- Pitkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <4>
- Parlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlin
- Parlin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlin <4>
- Ohio City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <4>
- Bowerman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Almont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Almont is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
- Iola ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Sargents
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Sargents is located in Saguache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <4>
- Whitepine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
- Powderhorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
- Powderhorn is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderhorn <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 Sillsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sillsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sillsville. 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 Sillsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sillsville. See our Newspapers Page for Sillsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sillsville ...
Looking for more information about Sillsville? 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 Sillsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sillsville.
Adding Sillsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sillsville 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 Sillsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sillsville post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sillsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sillsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sillsville - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |