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Welcome to Coburn ...

Coburn is located in Delta County<1>.

Coburn is 5,540 feet [1,689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Coburn is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Coburn: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Coburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Coburn - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coburn ...

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

  • Orchard City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Orchard City is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
  • Cedaredge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hotchkiss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bowie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowie is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Former names for Bowie:
    • Reading
    • Wauneta
  • Lazear
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerset
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Austin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Eckert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coburn ...

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

Adding Coburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coburn 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 Coburn was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coburn - 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 Coburn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Coburn 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.