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Welcome to Sargents ...

Sargents is located in Saguache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sargents, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Sargents is 8,470 feet [2,582 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sargents is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sargents: 719

The ZIP code for Sargents: 81248<3>

Communities Also Named Sargents ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sargents - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Sargents ...

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

  • Poncha Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pitkin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bonanza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Bowerman ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowerman is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman
    • Bowerman has also been known as:
    • Camp Bowerman
    • Nugget City
  • Whitepine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
    • Whitepine has also been known as:
    • White Pine
  • Monarch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Ohio City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hancock is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Kerper City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerper City is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sargents ...

Looking for more information about Sargents? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sargents, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sargents.

Adding Sargents to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sargents 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 (so far) for Sargents was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sargents post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sargents.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Saguache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sargents - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sargents). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sargents or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/