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Welcome to Bracewell ...

Bracewell is located in Weld County<1>.

Bracewell is 4,730 feet [1,442 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bracewell is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Bracewell: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Bracewell ...

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

  • Fort Collins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greeley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Loveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Windsor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
    • Former names for Windsor:
    • New Liberty
    • New Windsor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
  • Evans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berthoud
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Milliken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Severance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bracewell ...

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

Adding Bracewell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bracewell 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 Bracewell was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bracewell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bracewell - 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 Bracewell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Bracewell 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.