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Welcome to Kearns ...

Kearns is located in Archuleta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kearns, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Kearns is 6,840 feet [2,085 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kearns is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Kearns: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Kearns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kearns - they are located in Georgia, Ontario, Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kearns.

Communities near Kearns ...

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

  • Pagosa Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gato is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
  • Trujillo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Trujillo is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
  • Juanita ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Juanita is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
  • Chimney Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Navajo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
  • Arboles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dulce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chromo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lumberton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kearns ...

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

Adding Kearns to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kearns 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 Kearns was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kearns post office opened in 1913. The Kearns post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kearns.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Archuleta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kearns - 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 Kearns area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Kearns 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.
<5>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/