Welcome to Waunita Hot Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Waunita Hot Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Waunita Hot Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waunita Hot Springs, please Contact Us.
Waunita Hot Springs would have been located within present day Gunnison County<2>.
The location of Waunita Hot Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waunita Hot Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
A typical abbreviation for Waunita Hot Springs: Waunita Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Waunita Hot Spngs. or Waunita Hot Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Waunita Hot Springs is 8,950 feet [2,728 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Waunita Hot Springs is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Waunita Hot Springs was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Waunita Hot Springs once stood is in the (970) area code.
Communities near Waunita Hot Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waunita Hot Springs.
- Pitkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <5>
- Ohio City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <5>
- Whitepine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
- Sargents
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Sargents is located in Saguache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <5>
- Monarch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <5>
- Hancock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Chaffee County
- Parlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlin
- Parlin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlin <5>
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Tincup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Tincup is located in Gunnison 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 Waunita Hot Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waunita Hot Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waunita Hot Springs. 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 Waunita Hot Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waunita Hot Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Waunita Hot Springs.
Adding Waunita Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waunita Hot Springs 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 Waunita Hot Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Waunita Hot Springs post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waunita Hot Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 Waunita Hot Springs, 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 Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waunita Hot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |