Welcome to Dakan ...

Dakan is located in Douglas County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Dakan, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

Dakan was founded in 1896.

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

Area codes for Dakan: (303) and (720)<3>

Communities near Dakan ...

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

• Castle Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <4>
• Castle Pines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
  • Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <4>
• Castle Pines North
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines North have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
  • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
• Monument
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• Woodland Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <4>
• Palmer Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
  • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <4>
• Larkspur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkspur have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
  • Larkspur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <4>
• Perry Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
  • Perry Park is located in Douglas County
• Westcreek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcreek
  • Westcreek is located in Douglas County
• Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
  • Twin Cedars is located in Douglas 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 Dakan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dakan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dakan ...

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

Adding Dakan to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Dakan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dakan post office opened in 1896/12/30.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dakan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dakan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/