Welcome to Armel ...

Armel is located in Yuma County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Armel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Armel is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Armel is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Armel (for example, toward Saint Francis (KS)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Armel is located in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Armel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Armel - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Armel ...

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

• Saint Francis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <4>
• Haigler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler
  • Haigler is located in Dundy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haigler <4>
• Hale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Hale is located in Yuma County
• Idalia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
  • Idalia is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <4>
• Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
• Laird
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
  • Laird is located in Yuma County
• Wray
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray
  • Wray is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wray <4>
• Wheeler
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
• Parks
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Dundy County (NE)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <4>
• Kirk
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Kirk is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirk <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armel ...

Looking for more information about Armel? 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 Armel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Armel.

Adding Armel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Armel 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 Armel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Armel post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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