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 Code for Antlers: 970
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.
- Rifle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
- Silt is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silt <4>
- Parachute
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
- Parachute is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
- Former name for Parachute:
- Grand Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <4>
- Chacra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
- Chacra is located in Garfield County
- Battlement Mesa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlement Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlement Mesa
- Battlement Mesa is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battlement Mesa <4>
- Glenwood Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cardiff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Cardiff is located in Garfield County
- Una
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Una. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Una is located in Garfield County
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
- Carbonate is located in Garfield 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 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 for Antlers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Antlers post office opened in 1891.
We also found Antlers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Antlers.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antlers - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |