Welcome to Powars ...

Powars is located in Weld County<1>.

The location of Powars has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Powars is 4,940 feet [1,506 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Powars is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Powars lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Powars ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powars.

• Thornton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <4>
• Westminster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Longmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <4>
• Broomfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <4>
• Commerce City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
  • Commerce City is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <4>
• Brighton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Northglenn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
  • Northglenn is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <4>
• Erie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Lafayette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Louisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powars ...

Looking for more information about Powars? 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 Powars, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powars.

Adding Powars to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powars 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 Powars was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Powars mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powars.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powars. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/