Welcome to Sawpit (aka 'Saw Pit') ...

The town of Sawpit is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sawpit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

The town was incorporated in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sawpit has a population of 39 people<2> (see below for details).

Sawpit is 7,550 feet [2,301 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sawpit is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Sawpit: (970)

The town of Sawpit has also been called Saw Pit.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sawpit had an population of 39 people. This is a decrease of 2.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sawpit had a population of 40 people. This makes Sawpit the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 40 people, the population of Sawpit increased 60% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 25 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sawpit.

Communities near Sawpit ...

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

• Telluride
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
  • Telluride is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <4>
• Mountain Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <4>
• Ouray
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <4>
• Ridgway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Norwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Ophir
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in San Miguel County
• Vance Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
  • Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
• Alta ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Alta is located in San Miguel County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sawpit ...

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

Adding Sawpit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sawpit 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 Sawpit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sawpit post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sawpit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sawpit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/