Welcome to Lamartine ...

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

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

Lamartine would have been located within present day Clear Creek County<2>.

The location of Lamartine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamartine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lamartine is 10,400 feet [3,170 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lamartine is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

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

The location where Lamartine once stood is in the (303) & (720)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Lamartine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lamartine - they are located in Arkansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lamartine ...

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

• Idaho Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <6>
• Nederland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <6>
• Fraser
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <6>
• Winter Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <6>
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Central City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <6>
• Empire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <6>
• Silver Plume
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <6>
• Black Hawk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <6>
• Russell Gulch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
  • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County

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

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

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

Adding Lamartine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lamartine 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 Lamartine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lamartine post office opened in 1889.

We also found Lamartine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamartine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clear Creek County: www.co.clear-creek.co.us/

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