Welcome to Baxterville ...

Baxterville is located in Rio Grande County<1>.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Baxterville is described as "Named for local restaurant owner, Mr. Baxter, who was famous for his chili."

Baxterville is 8,230 feet [2,509 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Baxterville is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Baxterville: 719

Communities Also Named Baxterville ...

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

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

Communities near Baxterville ...

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

• Del Norte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Del Norte is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Norte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Norte <4>
• Creede
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Creede is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Former name for Creede:
  • Amethyst
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <4>
• Agua Ramon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
• Spar City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Spar City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spar City
• Summitville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
• Bachelor City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bachelor City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor City
• Jasper ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Platoro
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Platoro is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platoro
• Monte Vista
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <4>
• Center
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Center is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <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 Baxterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baxterville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baxterville ...

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