Welcome to Bulger ...

Bulger is located in Larimer County<1>.

The location of Bulger has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bulger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Bulger is 5,490 feet [1,673 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bulger is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Bulger is within the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Bulger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bulger - they are located in Arkansas, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bulger ...

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

• Fort Collins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Collins
  • Fort Collins is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Collins <4>
• Wellington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Severance
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Severance is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <4>
• Timnath
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
  • Timnath is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <4>
• Ault
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Ault is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ault <4>
• Pierce
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
• Nunn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
  • Nunn is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunn <4>
• Waverly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Larimer County
• Carr
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
  • Carr is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <4>
• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Weld 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 Bulger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bulger.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bulger ...

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

Adding Bulger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bulger 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 Bulger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bulger post office opened in 1909.

We also found Bulger on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bulger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bulger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/