Welcome to Fort Boettcher ...
Fort Boettcher is located in Jackson County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Boettcher: Ft. Boettcher
Fort Boettcher is 8,320 feet [2,536 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Boettcher is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Fort Boettcher lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Boettcher: 970 & 748<3>
Communities near Fort Boettcher ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Boettcher.
- Walden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Higho
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Higho is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higho
- Cowdrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pearl ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Brownlee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brownlee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Northgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northgate is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Coalmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Kings Canyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Canyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Canyon
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Fort Boettcher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Boettcher.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Boettcher. 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 Fort Boettcher.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Boettcher. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Boettcher.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Boettcher ...
Looking for more information about Fort Boettcher? 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 Fort Boettcher, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Boettcher.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Boettcher - 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 Fort Boettcher area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Boettcher 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. |