Welcome to Mitchell ...

Mitchell is located in Eagle County<1>.

The location of Mitchell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Mitchell is 9,900 feet [3,018 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mitchell is about 1¾ mile [or 3 km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Mitchell: (970)

Communities Also Named Mitchell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Mitchell: This one is located in Eagle County and the other is located in Weld County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 44 communities that are also named Mitchell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Oregon (4), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mitchell ...

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

• Vail
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Vail is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>
• Breckenridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Frisco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <4>
• Leadville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Leadville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <4>
• Minturn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
  • Minturn is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <4>
• Blue River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Alma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Red Cliff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <4>
• Climax ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Climax is located in Lake County
• Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
  • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle 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 Mitchell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mitchell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchell ...

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

Adding Mitchell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mitchell post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mitchell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

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