Welcome to Whitehorn ...
Whitehorn is located in Fremont County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitehorn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Whitehorn is 9,330 feet [2,844 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Whitehorn is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Whitehorn lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Whitehorn: 719
Communities near Whitehorn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitehorn.
- Salida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Salida is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salida <3>
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
- Poncha Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
- Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <3>
- Turret ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
- Turret is located in Chaffee County
- Belleview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Browns Canon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns Canon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Cleora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Fremont County
- Nathrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
- Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <3>
- Calcite ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Whitehorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitehorn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitehorn. 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 Whitehorn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehorn. See our Newspapers Page for Whitehorn.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitehorn ...
Looking for more information about Whitehorn? 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 Whitehorn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitehorn.
Adding Whitehorn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whitehorn 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 Whitehorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Whitehorn post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehorn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitehorn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/
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 Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitehorn - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |