Welcome to Badito ...
Badito is located in Huerfano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Badito, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.
Badito is 6,430 feet [1,960 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Badito is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Badito lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Badito: 719
Communities near Badito ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Badito.
- Walsenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsenburg
- Walsenburg is located in Huerfano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsenburg <4>
- La Veta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Alamo is located in Huerfano County
- Tioga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tioga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Tioga is located in Huerfano County
- Calumet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Calumet is located in Huerfano County
- Gardner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Veta Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Veta Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
- La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
- Apache City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apache City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
- Apache City is located in Huerfano County
- Muleshoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muleshoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
- Muleshoe is located in Huerfano 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 Badito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Badito.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Badito. 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 Badito.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Badito. See our Newspapers Page for Badito.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Badito ...
Looking for more information about Badito? 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 Badito, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Badito.
Adding Badito to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Badito 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 Badito was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Badito post office opened in 1865.
We also found Badito in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Badito.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Huerfano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Badito - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |