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Welcome to Wetmore ...

Wetmore is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wetmore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Wetmore is 6,080 feet [1,853 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wetmore is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wetmore: 719

The ZIP code for Wetmore: 81253<3>

Communities Also Named Wetmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Wetmore - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Wetmore ...

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

  • Canon City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Silver Cliff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
    • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <4>
  • Williamsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Rockvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brookside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Brookside is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Prospect Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
    • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
  • Siloam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Siloam
    • From Wetmore to Siloam
  • Beulah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wetmore ...

Looking for more information about Wetmore? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wetmore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wetmore.

Adding Wetmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wetmore 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 Wetmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Wetmore post office opened in 1881.

We also found Wetmore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wetmore.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wetmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wetmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wetmore). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wetmore or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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