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Welcome to Dyke ...

Dyke is located in Archuleta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dyke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Dyke is 6,800 feet [2,073 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dyke is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Dyke: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Dyke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Dyke - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada (3), New York (2), Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Dyke ...

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

  • Pagosa Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chimney Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Trujillo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trujillo is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
  • Gato
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gato is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
  • Juanita ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Juanita is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
  • Arboles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Navajo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
  • Allison
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allison is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Bayfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Dulce
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dyke ...

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

Adding Dyke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dyke 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 Dyke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dyke post office opened in 1901. The Dyke post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Archuleta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dyke - 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 Dyke area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Dyke 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.
<5>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/