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Welcome to Insmont ...

Insmont is located in Park County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Insmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Insmont is 7,700 feet [2,347 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Insmont is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Insmont ...

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

  • Shawnee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Springs Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Weller
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weller is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
  • Conifer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Foxton is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton
  • Grant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Aspen Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
  • Brook Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Insmont ...

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

Adding Insmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Insmont post office opened in 1902. The Insmont post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Insmont.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Insmont - 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/