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Welcome to Old Fort Vasquez ...

So far, we found very little information about Old Fort Vasquez. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Old Fort Vasquez to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Fort Vasquez, please Contact Us.

Old Fort Vasquez would have been located within present day Weld County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Old Fort Vasquez: Old Ft. Vasquez (or less commonly used: Old Frt. Vasquez)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Old Fort Vasquez is 4,820 feet [1,469 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Old Fort Vasquez is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Old Fort Vasquez was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Old Fort Vasquez ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Fort Vasquez.

  • Greeley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Longmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Loveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brighton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Erie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
  • Evans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Firestone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frederick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berthoud
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Old Fort Vasquez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Fort Vasquez - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.