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Welcome to Tiffany ...

Tiffany is located in La Plata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tiffany, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Tiffany is 6,340 feet [1,932 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tiffany is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Tiffany: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Tiffany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Tiffany - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tiffany ...

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

  • Bayfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ignacio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arboles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gem Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gem Village is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
  • Navajo Dam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Chimney Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Florida
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Florida is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Bondad
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bondad is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Gato
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gato is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
  • Navajo City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo 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 Tiffany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tiffany.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tiffany ...

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

Adding Tiffany to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tiffany post office opened in 1907. The Tiffany post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiffany.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including La Plata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tiffany - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Tiffany area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Tiffany area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/