Welcome to Rustic ...
Rustic is located in Larimer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rustic, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Rustic is 11,270 feet [3,435 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rustic is about 2¼ miles [or ~3½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Rustic lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Rustic: 970
Communities Also Named Rustic ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rustic - they are located in Idaho and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rustic.
Communities near Rustic ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rustic.
- Red Feather Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Feather Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Feather Lakes
- Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Feather Lakes <4>
- Stove Prairie Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stove Prairie Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stove Prairie Landing
- Stove Prairie Landing is located in Larimer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stove Prairie Landing
- From Rustic to Stove Prairie Landing
- Glen Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <4>
- Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Livermore is located in Larimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Livermore
- From Rustic to Livermore
- Virginia Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Virginia Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
- Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Virginia Dale
- From Rustic to Virginia Dale
- Bellvue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue
- Bellvue is located in Larimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellvue <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bellvue
- From Rustic to Bellvue
- Drake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Drake is located in Larimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <4>
- Estes Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
- Estes Park is located in Larimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <4>
- Lulu City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lulu City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
- Lulu City is located in Grand County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lulu City
- From Rustic to Lulu City
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Dutchtown is located in Grand County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dutchtown
- From Rustic to Dutchtown
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 Rustic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rustic.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rustic. 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 Rustic.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rustic. See our Newspapers Page for Rustic.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rustic ...
Looking for more information about Rustic? 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 Rustic, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rustic.
Adding Rustic to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rustic 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 Rustic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Rustic post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rustic.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rustic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Larimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rustic - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |