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Welcome to Escalante ...Escalante is located in Delta County<1>. The location of Escalante has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Escalante, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Escalante is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Escalante is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Escalante lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Escalante lies within the (970) area code. Communities Also Named Escalante ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Escalante: This one is located in Delta County and the other is located in Park County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Escalante. Communities near Escalante ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Escalante.
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 Escalante. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Escalante. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Escalante. 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 Escalante. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Escalante. See our Newspapers Page for Escalante. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Escalante ...Looking for more information about Escalante? 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 Escalante, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Escalante. Adding Escalante to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Escalante 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 Escalante was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Escalante. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Escalante. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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