Welcome to Ilium ...

Ilium is located in San Miguel County<1>.

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

Ilium is 8,110 feet [2,472 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ilium is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ilium: 970

Communities near Ilium ...

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

• Telluride
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
  • Telluride is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Telluride
  • From Ilium to Telluride
• Ouray
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ouray
  • From Ilium to Ouray
• Ridgway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ridgway
  • From Ilium to Ridgway
• Silverton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Silverton
  • From Ilium to Silverton
• Rico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Rico is located in Dolores County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <3>
• Ophir
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ophir
  • From Ilium to Ophir
• Sawpit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sawpit
  • From Ilium to Sawpit
• Ames ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in San Miguel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ames
  • From Ilium to Ames
• Vanadium ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
  • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vanadium
  • From Ilium to Vanadium
• Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
  • Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Liberty Bell
  • From Ilium to Liberty Bell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ilium ...

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

Adding Ilium to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ilium.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ilium. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/