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Welcome to Hierro ...

Hierro is located in Gunnison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hierro, 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.

Hierro is 7,520 feet [2,292 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hierro is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Hierro: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Hierro ...

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

  • Gunnison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Almont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Powderhorn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Parlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Baldwin is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Ohio City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Crested Butte
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Irwin ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Bowerman ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bowerman is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman
    • Bowerman has also been known as:
    • Camp Bowerman
    • Nugget City
  • Cimarron
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Hierro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hierro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hierro ...

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

Adding Hierro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hierro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hierro - 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 Hierro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Hierro 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.