Welcome to Able ...

Able is located in Bent County<1>.

Able is 3,780 feet [1,152 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Able is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Able, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Able: 719

Communities near Able ...

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

• Lamar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lamar is located in Prowers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
• Las Animas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Las Animas is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Animas <3>
• Wiley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wiley is located in Prowers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <3>
• Caddoa ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Caddoa is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
• Hasty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hasty is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hasty <3>
• McClave
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McClave is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <3>
• Hilton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hilton is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
• Big Bend
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Bend is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
• Fort Lyon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <3>
• Kornman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kornman is located in Prowers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Able ...

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

Adding Able to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Able 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 (so far) for Able was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Able.