Welcome to Old Fort Lyons ...
Old Fort Lyons is located in Bent County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Old Fort Lyons: Old Ft. Lyons (or less commonly used: Old Frt. Lyons)
Old Fort Lyons is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Old Fort Lyons is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Old Fort Lyons lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Old Fort Lyons, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Old Fort Lyons: 719
Communities near Old Fort Lyons ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Fort Lyons.
- Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wiley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <3>
- McClave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
- McClave is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <3>
- Big Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Big Bend is located in Bent County
- Kornman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
- Kornman is located in Prowers County
- Hasty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caddoa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caddoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
- Caddoa is located in Bent County
- Hilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Hilton is located in Bent County
- Grote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
- Grote is located in Prowers County
- Fort Lyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
- Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <3>
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 Old Fort Lyons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Fort Lyons.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Fort Lyons. 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 Old Fort Lyons.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Fort Lyons. See our Newspapers Page for Old Fort Lyons.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Fort Lyons ...
Looking for more information about Old Fort Lyons? 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 Old Fort Lyons, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Fort Lyons.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Bent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Fort Lyons - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |