Welcome to Almont ...

Almont is located in Gunnison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Almont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Almont is described as "Named for a famous Kentucky race horse. The town was so named by Sam Fisher, a rancher, who had purchased a stallion in Kentucky and brought him to Colorado. The stallion was a son of Almont."

Almont is 8,020 feet [2,444 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Almont is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Almont: (970)

The ZIP code for Almont: 81210<5>

Communities Also Named Almont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Almont - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Almont ...

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

• Gunnison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
  • Gunnison is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <6>
• Crested Butte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crested Butte
  • Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crested Butte <6>
• Mount Crested Butte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
  • Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
• Pitkin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
  • Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <6>
• Parlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlin
  • Parlin is located in Gunnison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlin <6>
• Ohio City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
  • Ohio City is located in Gunnison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <6>
• Iola ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Iola is located in Gunnison County
• Irwin ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
• Abbeyville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
  • Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
  • Former name for Abbeyville:
  • Hillerton
• Tincup
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
  • Tincup is located in Gunnison 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 Almont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Almont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Almont ...

Looking for more information about Almont? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Almont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Almont.

Adding Almont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Almont 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 Almont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Almont post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Almont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/

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