Welcome to Fort Lewis ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Lewis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Lewis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Lewis, please Contact Us.
Fort Lewis would have been located within present day La Plata County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Fort Lewis, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Lewis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Lewis: Ft. Lewis
Time Zone: The area where Fort Lewis was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Fort Lewis still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Fort Lewis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Lewis - they are located in Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Lewis.
Communities near Fort Lewis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Lewis.
- Durango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Durango is located in La Plata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <4>
- Mancos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
- Mancos is located in Montezuma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancos <4>
- Marvel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Marvel is located in La Plata County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvel <4>
- Carbon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
- Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
- Bondad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Florida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in La Plata County
- Hermosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Gem Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
- Gem Village is located in La Plata County
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- La Plata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- La Plata is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
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 Lewis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Lewis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Lewis. 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 Lewis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Lewis. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Lewis.
Adding Fort Lewis to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Fort Lewis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fort Lewis post office opened in 1880.
We also found Fort Lewis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Lewis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Lewis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including La Plata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |