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Welcome to Massadona ...

Massadona is located in Moffat County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Massadona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Massadona is 5,790 feet [1,765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Massadona is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Massadona: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Massadona ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Massadona.

  • Rangely
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dinosaur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Elk Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Springs is located in Moffat County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
  • White River City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • White River City is located in Rio Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Massadona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Massadona.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Massadona ...

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

Adding Massadona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Massadona post office opened in 1917. The Massadona post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Massadona.

Footnotes ...

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