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Welcome to Nast ...

Nast is located in Pitkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nast, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Nast is 8,860 feet [2,701 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nast is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Nast: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Nast ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nast - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Nast ...

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

  • Aspen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leadville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Snowmass Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Red Cliff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Biglow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Biglow is located in Pitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
  • Thomasville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Meredith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenado ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
  • Troutville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Troutville is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nast ...

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

Adding Nast to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nast 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 Nast was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nast.

Footnotes ...

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