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Welcome to Cathedral ...

Cathedral is located in Hinsdale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cathedral, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Cathedral is 8,910 feet [2,716 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cathedral is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Cathedral: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Cathedral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cathedral - they are located in British Columbia, Massachusetts and New York.

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

Communities near Cathedral ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Cathedral.

  • Lake City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Creede
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Powderhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bachelor City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bachelor City is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor City
  • Carson ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson is located in Hinsdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Capitol City ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
  • Old Carson ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
  • Iola ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Iola is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Spar City ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Spar City is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spar City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cathedral ...

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

Adding Cathedral to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cathedral post office opened in 1898. The Cathedral post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cathedral.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Hinsdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cathedral - 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 Cathedral area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Cathedral 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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