Welcome to Gem Village ...

Gem Village is located in La Plata County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gem Village: Gem Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Gem Village is 6,830 feet [2,082 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gem Village is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Gem Village: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Gem Village ...

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

• Durango
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Durango is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Durango
  • From Gem Village to Durango
• Ignacio
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ignacio is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ignacio <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ignacio
  • From Gem Village to Ignacio
• Florida
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Florida is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Florida
  • From Gem Village to Florida
• Vallecito
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Vallecito is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecito
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecito <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vallecito
  • From Gem Village to Vallecito
• Carbon Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carbon Junction
  • From Gem Village to Carbon Junction
• La Boca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • La Boca is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
• Allison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Allison is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allison
  • From Gem Village to Allison
• Arboles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arboles is located in Archuleta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arboles
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arboles <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arboles
  • From Gem Village to Arboles
• Bondad
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bondad is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bondad
  • From Gem Village to Bondad
• Hermosa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermosa is located in La Plata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hermosa
  • From Gem Village to Hermosa

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gem Village ...

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