Welcome to Atchee ...
So far, we found very little information about Atchee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Atchee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atchee, please Contact Us.
Atchee would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Atchee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Atchee is 6,410 feet [1,954 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Atchee is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Atchee was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Atchee still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
Communities near Atchee ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Atchee.
- Dragon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Mack
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Mack is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mack <5>
- Rainbow ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Loma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
- Loma is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma <5>
- Watson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Fruita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
- Fruita is located in Mesa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Atchee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atchee.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atchee. See our Newspapers Page for Atchee.
Adding Atchee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Atchee 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 Atchee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Atchee post office opened in 1905.
We also found Atchee on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Atchee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/
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 Atchee, 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 Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atchee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |