Welcome to Shavano ...
So far, we found very little information about Shavano. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shavano to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shavano, please Contact Us.
Shavano would have been located within present day Chaffee County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shavano is 10,740 feet [3,274 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Shavano is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Shavano was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Shavano was located: 719
Communities Also Named Shavano ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shavano - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shavano.
Communities near Shavano ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shavano.
- Salida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poncha Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pitkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Monarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Whitepine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
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 Shavano. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shavano.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shavano. 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 Shavano.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shavano. See our Newspapers Page for Shavano.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shavano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Chaffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shavano - 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. |