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Welcome to Puritan ...

Puritan is located in Weld County<1>.

Puritan is 5,020 feet [1,530 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Puritan is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Puritan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Puritan - they are located in Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Puritan.

Communities near Puritan ...

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

  • Thornton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Arvada
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <3>
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Boulder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Longmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Broomfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Commerce City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Northglenn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Erie
    (4 miles [6.4 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puritan ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Puritan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.