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Welcome to Satank ...

Satank is located in Garfield County<1>.

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

Satank is 6,110 feet [1,862 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Satank is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Satank: 970

Communities near Satank ...

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

  • Glenwood Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Castle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Basalt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
    • Basalt is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
    • Former names for Basalt:
    • Aspen Junction
    • Fryingpan Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <3>
  • Cardiff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
  • El Jebel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Snowmass
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chacra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
    • Chacra is located in Garfield County
  • Redstone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Snowmass Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woody Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Satank ...

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

Adding Satank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Satank 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 Satank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Satank in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Satank.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Satank - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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