Welcome to Pactolus ...Pactolus is located in Gilpin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Pactolus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911. Pactolus is 8,200 feet [2,499 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pactolus is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Pactolus lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Pactolus: 303, 720 & 983<3> Communities Also Named Pactolus ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pactolus - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pactolus. Communities near Pactolus ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pactolus.
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 Pactolus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pactolus. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pactolus. 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 Pactolus. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pactolus. See our Newspapers Page for Pactolus. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pactolus ...Looking for more information about Pactolus? 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 Pactolus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pactolus. Adding Pactolus to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Pactolus 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 Pactolus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Pactolus. Footnotes ...
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