Welcome to Nathrop ...

Nathrop is located in Chaffee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nathrop, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Nathrop is 7,680 feet [2,341 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nathrop is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Nathrop: 719

The ZIP code for Nathrop: 81236<3>

Communities near Nathrop ...

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

• Salida
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Salida is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salida <4>
• Buena Vista
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Poncha Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <4>
• Johnson Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Village is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson Village <4>
• Turret ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Turret is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
• Browns Canon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
• Americus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Americus is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
• Belleview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
• Iron City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nathrop ...

Looking for more information about Nathrop? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Nathrop, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Nathrop.

Adding Nathrop to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nathrop.