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Welcome to Lime ...

Lime is located in Pueblo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lime, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Lime is 4,890 feet [1,490 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lime is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lime: 719

Communities Also Named Lime ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Lime: This one is located in Pueblo County and the other is located in San Miguel County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 6 communities that are also named Lime - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Minnesota, New York and Oregon.

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

Communities near Lime ...

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

  • Pueblo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pueblo is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,751 people
    • Former names for Pueblo:
    • Bessemer
    • Central Pueblo
    • South Pueblo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo <3>
  • Lombard Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lombard Village is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Village
  • Salt Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Vineland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vineland is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Nyberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nyberg is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyberg
  • Pueblo West
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Avondale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colorado City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Fort Reynolds
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fort Reynolds is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Reynolds
  • Beulah Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lime ...

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

Adding Lime to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lime post office opened in 1898. The Lime post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lime.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Pueblo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lime - 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/