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Welcome to Ute ...

Ute is located in Montrose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ute, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Ute is 7,560 feet [2,304 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ute is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Ute: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Ute ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Ute: This one is located in Montrose County and the other is located in Huerfano County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 5 communities that are also named Ute - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Nevada and Utah.

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

Communities near Ute ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ute ...

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

Adding Ute to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ute post office opened in 1912. The Ute post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ute.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montrose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ute - 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 Ute area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Ute 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/