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Welcome to Tobe ...

Tobe is located in Las Animas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tobe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Tobe is 5,770 feet [1,759 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tobe is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tobe: 719

Communities near Tobe ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Tobe.

  • Kim
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kim is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kim
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kim <3>
  • Villegreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Villegreen is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villegreen
  • Troy ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Branson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Branson is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Former name for Branson:
    • Wilson's Switch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <3>
  • Trinchera
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Folsom
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tobe ...

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

Adding Tobe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tobe 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 Tobe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tobe post office opened in 1910. The Tobe post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tobe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Las Animas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tobe - 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>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/