Welcome to Deckers ...Deckers is located in Douglas County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Deckers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Deckers is described as "Named for Steve Decker, who operated a general store, cabins and postoffice." Deckers is 6,390 feet [1,948 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Deckers is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Deckers lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Deckers: 303, 720 & 983<4> Communities near Deckers ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deckers.
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 Deckers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deckers. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deckers. 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 Deckers. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deckers. See our Newspapers Page for Deckers. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deckers ...Looking for more information about Deckers? 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 Deckers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deckers. Adding Deckers to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Deckers 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 Deckers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Deckers. Footnotes ...
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