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Welcome to Como ...

Como is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Como, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Como is 6,710 feet [2,045 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Como is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Como: 307

Communities Also Named Como ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Como - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Como ...

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

  • Hanna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Medicine Bow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elk Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Elmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elmo is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Milo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Milo is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Rock River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Walcott
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shirley Basin ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Shirley Basin is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Basin
  • Fort Steele ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Como. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Como.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Como ...

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

Adding Como to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Como 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 Como was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Como post office opened in 1879. The Como post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Como.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Como - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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