Guadalupe, Colorado

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Guadalupe, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Guadalupe Plaza
Etymology: Named for the Lady of Guadalupe
Nickname: 
Guadalupe Plaza
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Location of Guadalupe, Colorado.
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Guadalupe
Guadalupe (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°05′43″N106°01′32″W / 37.0953°N 106.0256°W / 37.0953; -106.0256 (Guadalupe, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Conejos [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Conejos County [2]
Elevation
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7,901 ft (2,408 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
(Antonito) 81120
Area code 719
GNIS place ID 190914

Guadalupe is an unincorporated community in Conejos County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1]

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The community, which is centered on a grassy plaza, is located on the north bank of the Conejos River, just north of Conejos, Colorado, along Conejos County Road 13.

History

Guadalupe was among the first settlements in the San Luis Valley. It was founded by Lafayette Head in 1854 in what was then Taos County, New Mexico Territory. [4]

The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861. [5] On November 1, 1861, the Territorial Legislature created Guadaloupe County with Guadalupe as the county seat. [6] Six days later, the legislature changed the county name to Conejos County. [7] [8] Fearing flooding, the Conejos, Colorado Territory, post office opened on February 25, 1862, at a sight 3 feet (1 m) higher across the Conejos River. [9] In 1863, Conejos County moved its county seat 0.6 miles (1.0 km) across the Conejos River to the newer town of Conejos.

Geography

Guadalupe is located in Conejos County at coordinates 37°05′43″N106°01′32″W / 37.0953°N 106.0256°W / 37.0953; -106.0256 (Guadalupe, Colorado) and elevation 7,901 feet (2,408 m). [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Guadalupe, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ Lanier, Claire L. (2015-08-21). "Lafayette Head". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  5. ↑ Thirty-sixth United States Congress (February 28, 1861). "An Act To provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Colorado" (PDF). Library of Congress . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Colorado County History". COGenWeb Project. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ Stanwyck, Don; Zion, Lee (2003). "Colorado County Evolution". COGenWeb Project. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 15.
  9. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
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