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Welcome to Graft ...

Graft is located in Baca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graft, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Graft is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Graft is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Graft, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Graft: 719

Communities near Graft ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Graft.

  • Springfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pritchett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Atlanta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlanta is located in Baca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Carrizo Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Carrizo Springs is located in Baca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo Springs
  • Ninaview
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ninaview is located in Bent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninaview
  • Vilas
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Kim
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kim is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kim <3>
  • Two Buttes
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Campo
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Graft. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Graft.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graft ...

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

Adding Graft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graft 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 Graft was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Graft post office opened in 1916. The Graft post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graft.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Baca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graft - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/