Welcome to Rainbow ...
So far, we found very little information about Rainbow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rainbow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rainbow, please Contact Us.
Rainbow would have been located within present day Uintah County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Rainbow, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rainbow, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rainbow is 6,170 feet [1,881 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Rainbow is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Rainbow was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Rainbow once stood is in the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Rainbow ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rainbow - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California (2), Connecticut, Indiana, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rainbow.
Communities near Rainbow ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Rainbow.
- Dragon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ignatio ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Bonanza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Uintah County
- Atchee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchee
- Atchee is located in Garfield County (CO)
- Rangely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangely
- Rangely is located in Rio Blanco County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rangely <6>
- Dinosaur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinosaur
- Dinosaur is located in Moffat County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinosaur <6>
- Fort Robidoux ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Robidoux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Robidoux
- Fort Robidoux is located in Uintah County
- Fort Robidoux has also been known as:
- Antoine Robidoux's Fort
- Fort Kit Carson
- William Reed's Post
Adding Rainbow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rainbow 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 Rainbow was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rainbow.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Uintah County: www.co.uintah.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Rainbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Uintah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rainbow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |