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Welcome to Iris ...

Iris is located in Saguache County<1>.


The location of Iris has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Iris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Iris is 8,990 feet [2,740 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Iris is about 1¾ mile [or 2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Iris is located in the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Iris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Iris - they are located in California, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Prince Edward Island (3), South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Iris ...

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

  • Gunnison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Parlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlin
    • Parlin is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlin <4>
  • Iola ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Gunnison County
  • Ohio City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Almont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
    • Almont is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
  • Powderhorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
    • Powderhorn is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderhorn <4>
  • Bowerman ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman
    • Bowerman is located in Gunnison County
    • Bowerman has also been known as:
    • Camp Bowerman
    • Nugget City
  • Pitkin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sargents
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
    • Sargents is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <4>
  • Whitepine
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
    • Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
    • Whitepine has also been known as:
    • White Pine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iris ...

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

Adding Iris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iris 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 Iris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Iris post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iris.

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

The official website for Saguache County: www.slv.org/saguachecounty/

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 Saguache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/









 

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