Welcome to Columbine ...
Columbine is located in Routt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Columbine is 8,700 feet [2,652 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Columbine is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Columbine lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Columbine is located in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Columbine ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Columbine: This one is located in Routt County and the other is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbine.
Communities near Columbine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Columbine.
- Glen Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Glen Eden is located in Routt County
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Routt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <3>
- Mad Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad Creek
- Mad Creek is located in Routt County
- Trull ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Pearl ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Jackson County
- Milner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Milner is located in Routt County
- Encampment
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encampment
- Encampment is located in Carbon County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encampment <3>
- Higho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Steamboat Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Springs
- Steamboat Springs is located in Routt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamboat Springs <3>
- Grand Encampment
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Encampment came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Encampment
- Grand Encampment is located in Carbon County (WY)
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 Columbine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Columbine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Columbine. 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 Columbine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbine. See our Newspapers Page for Columbine.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbine ...
Looking for more information about Columbine? 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 Columbine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Columbine.
Adding Columbine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Columbine 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 Columbine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Columbine post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Routt County: www.co.routt.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Routt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Columbine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |