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Welcome to Dotsero ...

Dotsero is located in Eagle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dotsero, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Dotsero is described as "Named for the daughter of a Ute Indian Chief."

Dotsero is 6,150 feet [1,875 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dotsero is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Dotsero: 970 & 748<4>

Communities near Dotsero ...

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

  • Glenwood Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gypsum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Carbondale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Basalt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Basalt is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
    • Former names for Basalt:
    • Aspen Junction
    • Fryingpan Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <5>
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbonate is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Cardiff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Burns
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • El Jebel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wolcott
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dotsero ...

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

Adding Dotsero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dotsero 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 Dotsero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dotsero post office opened in 1883. The Dotsero post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dotsero.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Eagle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dotsero - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Dotsero area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Dotsero area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/