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Welcome to Chivington ...Chivington is located in Kiowa County<1>. Chivington was established in 1887. From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Chivington is described as "Named for Colonel John M. Chivington." Chivington is 3,890 feet [1,186 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Chivington is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Chivington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Chivington and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Chivington lies within the (719) area code. The ZIP code for Chivington: 81036<4> Communities near Chivington ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chivington.
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 Chivington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chivington. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chivington. 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 Chivington. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chivington. See our Newspapers Page for Chivington. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chivington ...Looking for more information about Chivington? 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 Chivington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chivington. Adding Chivington to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Chivington 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 Chivington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Chivington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Chivington. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chivington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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