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Welcome to Baltimore ...

So far, we found very little information about Baltimore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Baltimore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baltimore, please Contact Us.

Baltimore would have been located within present day Gilpin County<2>.


The location of Baltimore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Baltimore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

When the people of Baltimore referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Baltimorean<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Baltimore is 8,900 feet [2,713 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Baltimore is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Baltimore was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Baltimore once stood is in the (303) and (720)<6> area codes.

Communities Also Named Baltimore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Baltimore - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Baltimore ...

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

  • Boulder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Idaho Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
    • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <7>
  • Nederland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
    • Nederland is located in Boulder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Former names for Nederland:
    • Browns Crossing
    • Dayton
    • Middle Boulder
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <7>
  • Fraser
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Winter Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
    • Winter Park is located in Grand County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <7>
  • Georgetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Central City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Gilpin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <7>
  • Empire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <7>
  • Jamestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Plume
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
    • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <7>

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

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

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

Adding Baltimore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baltimore 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 Baltimore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Baltimore post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baltimore.

The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/

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 Baltimore, 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 Gilpin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Baltimore refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Baltimore may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baltimore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>Area code (720) is an overlay for area code (303).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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