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Welcome to Haver ...

So far, we found very little information about Haver. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Haver to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Haver, please Contact Us.


Haver would have been located within present day Park County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haver, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Haver is 8,960 feet [2,731 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Haver is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Haver was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Haver ...

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

  • Buena Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairplay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hartsel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike - San Isabel Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Americus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Americus is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Johnson Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Nathrop
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville

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

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

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

Adding Haver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haver 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 Haver was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haver.

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 Haver, 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 Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.