Welcome to Wootton ...

Wootton is located in Las Animas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wootton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Wootton is 7,520 feet [2,292 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wootton is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wootton: 719

Communities near Wootton ...

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

• Trinidad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <3>
• Raton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <3>
• Cokedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Starkville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Starkville is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <3>
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
• Engleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
• Sopris ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
• Madrid ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
• Valdez
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
• Beshoar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wootton ...

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

Adding Wootton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wootton 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 Wootton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wootton.