Welcome to Tyrone ...

Tyrone is located in Las Animas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyrone, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tyrone is 5,540 feet [1,689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tyrone is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Tyrone is within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Tyrone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Tyrone - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Tyrone ...

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

• Model
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model
  • Model is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model <3>
• Thatcher
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Las Animas County
• Houghton ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Las Animas County
• Hoehne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
  • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <3>
• El Moro
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
• Ludlow ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
• Aguilar
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
  • Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguilar <3>
• Engleville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
• Trinidad
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <3>
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in Las Animas 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 Tyrone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tyrone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyrone ...

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

Adding Tyrone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyrone 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 Tyrone was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyrone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

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