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Welcome to Springdale ...

Springdale is located in Boulder County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Springdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Springdale is 6,560 feet [1,999 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Springdale is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Springdale: (303) & (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Springdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 71 communities that are also named Springdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (3), Maryland (5), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (8), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Springdale ...

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

  • Boulder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Longmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Broomfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
    • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <5>
  • Erie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
  • Lafayette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
  • Louisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Superior
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
  • Lyons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
  • Nederland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
    • Nederland is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Former names for Nederland:
    • Browns Crossing
    • Dayton
    • Middle Boulder
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <5>
  • Ward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <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 Springdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springdale ...

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

Adding Springdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Springdale post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springdale.

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

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.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 Boulder, 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 Springdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (720) is an overlay for area code (303).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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