Welcome to Perigo ...
So far, we found very little information about Perigo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Perigo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perigo, please Contact Us.
Perigo would have been located within present day Gilpin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Perigo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Perigo is 9,630 feet [2,935 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Perigo is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Perigo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Perigo was located: 303, 720 & 983<4>
Communities Also Named Perigo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Perigo - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perigo.
Communities near Perigo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perigo.
- Boulder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Idaho Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nederland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <5>
- Fraser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winter Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Perigo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perigo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perigo. 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 Perigo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perigo. See our Newspapers Page for Perigo.
Adding Perigo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Perigo 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 Perigo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Perigo post office opened in 1895. The Perigo post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Perigo.
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 Perigo, 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 Gilpin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perigo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Perigo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Perigo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |