Welcome to Malachite ...
Malachite is located in Huerfano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Malachite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Malachite is 7,490 feet [2,283 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Malachite is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Malachite lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Malachite: 719
Communities near Malachite ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Malachite.
- Gardner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - La Veta Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Veta Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
- La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
- Uptop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
- Uptop is located in Huerfano County
- Muleshoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Russell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Costilla County
- Alamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Alamo is located in Huerfano County
- Tioga
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Liberty ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Saguache County
- Duncan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Saguache 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 Malachite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malachite.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malachite. 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 Malachite.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malachite. See our Newspapers Page for Malachite.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malachite ...
Looking for more information about Malachite? 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 Malachite, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Malachite.
Adding Malachite to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Malachite 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 Malachite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Malachite post office opened in 1880.
We also found Malachite in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Malachite.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Malachite. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Huerfano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Malachite - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |