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Welcome to Armel ...

Armel is located in Yuma County<1>.

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.<2> 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).

Area Codes for Armel: 970 & 748<3>

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)
  • Haigler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hale is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Idalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Laird
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Laird is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
  • Wray
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Wheeler
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Robb
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Robb is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
  • Parks
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) 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. The Armel post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Armel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Armel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Armel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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