Welcome to San Isabel ...
San Isabel is located in Custer County<1>.
The location of San Isabel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Isabel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.
San Isabel is 8,510 feet [2,594 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of San Isabel is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: San Isabel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for San Isabel: (719)
Communities Also Named San Isabel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named San Isabel: This one is located in Custer County and the other is located in Saguache County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Isabel.
Communities near San Isabel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Isabel.
- Rye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Pueblo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
- Beulah Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
- Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
- Colorado City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
- Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
- Apache City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apache City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
- Apache City is located in Huerfano County
- Gardner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Querida ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
- Querida is located in Custer County
- Querida has also been known as:
- Bassick
- Querida Junction
- Rosita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
- Rosita is located in Custer County
- Wetmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wetmore is located in Custer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <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 San Isabel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Isabel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Isabel. 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 San Isabel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Isabel. See our Newspapers Page for San Isabel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Isabel ...
Looking for more information about San Isabel? 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 San Isabel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Isabel.
Adding San Isabel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Isabel 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 San Isabel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the San Isabel post office opened in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Isabel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Isabel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Isabel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |