Welcome to Wezel ...
So far, we found very little information about Wezel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wezel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wezel, please Contact Us.
Wezel would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
The location of Wezel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wezel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wezel is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wezel is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Wezel was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Wezel once stood is in the (719) area code.
Communities near Wezel ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Wezel.
- Karval
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karval
- Karval is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karval <5>
- Boyero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyero
- Boyero is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyero <5>
- Hugo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hugo is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <5>
- Wild Horse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
- Wild Horse is located in Cheyenne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wild Horse <5>
- Haswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
- Haswell is located in Kiowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <5>
- Galatea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Wezel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wezel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wezel. 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 Wezel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wezel. See our Newspapers Page for Wezel.
Adding Wezel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wezel 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 Wezel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wezel post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wezel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wezel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wezel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |