Welcome to Calcite ...
So far, we found very little information about Calcite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Calcite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Calcite, please Contact Us.
Calcite would have been located within present day Fremont County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Calcite, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Calcite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
From Place Names in Colorado,<4> the origin of Calcite is described as "Named for the Calcite (lime) quarry located nearby."
While the community is gone, the present day location for Calcite is 7,600 feet [2,316 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Calcite is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Calcite was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Calcite would have been located in the (719) area code.
Communities Also Named Calcite ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Calcite - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Calcite.
Communities near Calcite ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Calcite.
- Salida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Salida is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salida <6>
- Poncha Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
- Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <6>
- Bonanza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Vallie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Fremont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <6>
- Cotopaxi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotopaxi
- Cotopaxi is located in Fremont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotopaxi <6>
- Mears Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Belleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Villa Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Villa Grove is located in Saguache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Grove <6>
- Browns Canon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Canon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee 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 Calcite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calcite.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calcite. 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 Calcite.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Calcite. See our Newspapers Page for Calcite.
Adding Calcite to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Calcite 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 Calcite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Calcite post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Calcite.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/
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 Calcite, 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 Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
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| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calcite - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |