Welcome to Pieplant ...
So far, we found very little information about Pieplant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pieplant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pieplant, please Contact Us.
Pieplant would have been located within present day Gunnison County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Pieplant, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pieplant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pieplant is 10,300 feet [3,139 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Pieplant is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Pieplant was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Pieplant still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
The community of Pieplant has also been called Pie Plant. and Pieplant Mill. For more information about the names of Pieplant, see The Names of Pieplant on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Pieplant ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pieplant.
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Pitkin County
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Banker Mine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
- Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
- Vicksburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
- Vicksburg has also been known as:
- Vicksburg Mining Camp
- Abbeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
- Former name for Abbeyville:
- Hillerton
- Independence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Pitkin County
- Independence has also been known as:
- Chipeta
- Farwell
- Hunter's Pass
- Mammoth City
- Mount Hope
- Sparkill
- Tincup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Twin Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lakes <5>
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Granite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <5>
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 Pieplant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pieplant.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pieplant. 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 Pieplant.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pieplant. See our Newspapers Page for Pieplant.
Adding Pieplant to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pieplant 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 for Pieplant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pieplant post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pieplant.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 Pieplant, 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 Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pieplant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |