Welcome to Antlers ...Antlers is located in Garfield County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Antlers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Antlers is described as "Named for the Antler's Hotel in Colorado Springs" Antlers is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Antlers is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Antlers lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Antlers: 970 & 748<4> Communities Also Named Antlers ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Antlers - they are located in California, Michigan, Oklahoma and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Antlers. Communities near Antlers ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Antlers.
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 Antlers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antlers. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antlers. 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 Antlers. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Antlers. See our Newspapers Page for Antlers. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antlers ...Looking for more information about Antlers? 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 Antlers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Antlers. Adding Antlers to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Antlers 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 Antlers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Antlers. Footnotes ...
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