Welcome to Chandler ...
So far, we found very little information about Chandler. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chandler to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chandler, please Contact Us.
Chandler would have been located within present day Fremont County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chandler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chandler is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Chandler is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Chandler was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Chandler was located: 719
Communities Also Named Chandler ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Chandler - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Quebec (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chandler.
Communities near Chandler ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chandler.
- Canon City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Canon City is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canon City <4>
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Coal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <4>
- Prospect Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
- Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
- Buckskin Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
- Penrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Penrose is located in Fremont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <4>
- Wetmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wetmore is located in Custer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <4>
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Sunset City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
- Sunset City is located in Fremont 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 Chandler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chandler.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chandler. 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 Chandler.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chandler. See our Newspapers Page for Chandler.
Adding Chandler to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chandler in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chandler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Chandler post office opened in 1890.
We also found Chandler in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chandler.
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 Chandler, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chandler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |