Welcome to Adelaide ...

Adelaide is located in Fremont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adelaide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Adelaide is 6,940 feet [2,115 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Adelaide is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Adelaide: (719)

Communities Also Named Adelaide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Adelaide: This one is located in Fremont County and the other is located in Lake County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 14 communities that are also named Adelaide - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Adelaide ...

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

• Canon City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
  • Canon City is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canon City <4>
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Cripple Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
  • Cripple Creek is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cripple Creek <4>
• Williamsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Rockvale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Rockvale is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockvale <4>
• Victor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Coal Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <4>
• Brookside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Brookside is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
• Prospect Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
  • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
• Penrose
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Penrose is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <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 Adelaide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adelaide.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adelaide ...

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

Adding Adelaide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adelaide 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 Adelaide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Adelaide post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adelaide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/

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