Welcome to Anaconda ...

So far, we found very little information about Anaconda. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Anaconda to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anaconda, please Contact Us.

Anaconda would have been located within present day Teller County<2>.

Anaconda was founded in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Anaconda is 9,490 feet [2,893 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Anaconda is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Anaconda was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Anaconda was located: 719

Communities Also Named Anaconda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Anaconda - they are located in British Columbia, Missouri, Montana and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Anaconda ...

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

• Colorado Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <4>
• Canon City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Woodland Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <4>
• Manitou Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <4>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <4>
• Divide
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Divide is located in Teller County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <4>
• Cascade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Chipita Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipita Park
  • Chipita Park is located in El Paso County
  • Chipita Park has also been known as:
  • Cascade - Chipita Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipita Park <4>
• Florissant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florissant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Teller County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florissant <4>
• Crystola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
  • Crystola is located in El Paso 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 Anaconda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anaconda.

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

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

Adding Anaconda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anaconda 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 Anaconda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Anaconda post office opened in 1893.

We also found Anaconda in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anaconda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Teller County: www.co.teller.co.us/

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