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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.
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> For more details, see References and Mentions for Iris. Off-the-Road Links ...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 ...
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