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Welcome to Larand ...

Larand is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larand, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Larand is 8,210 feet [2,502 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Larand is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Larand: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Larand ...

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

  • Walden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Coalmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalmont is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
  • Brownlee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownlee is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Higho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Higho is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higho
  • Rand
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spicer ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spicer is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Old Homestead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Homestead is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
  • Gould ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gould is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Cowdrey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larand ...

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

Adding Larand to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Larand post office opened in 1914. The Larand post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larand.

Footnotes ...

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