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

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

Animas Forks would have been located within present day San Juan County<2>.

Animas Forks was settled in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Animas Forks: Animas Frks.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Animas Forks for more information about variations on the name of Animas Forks.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Animas Forks is 11,180 feet [3,408 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Animas Forks is about 2¼ miles [or ~3½ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Animas Forks was located: 970

Communities near Animas Forks ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Animas Forks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Animas Forks post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Animas Forks.

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 Animas Forks, 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 San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Animas Forks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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