Gulnare, Colorado Abeyton [1] | |
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 Looking west in Gulnare | |
  Gulnare Location of Gulnare in Las Animas County, Colorado  Gulnare Gulnare (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′02″N104°45′07″W / 37.31722°N 104.75194°W [2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | Las Animas |
| Elevation | 6,982 ft (2,128 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Gulnare (pronounced GUL ner) [1] is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.
Gulnare is located at 37°19′02″N104°45′07″W / 37.31722°N 104.75194°W (37.3172387, -104.7519341). The community lies southwest of Aguilar and southeast of the Spanish Peaks in the Apishapa River Valley. It is known for The Spanish Peaks Inn, a popular tavern and adjoining RV park. [3]
Originally known as Abeyton, the Abeyton post office operated from March 7, 1884, until August 20, 1890. [4] Residents were promised a new post office, so they sent prospective names in an envelope to the post office's Washington headquarters, but all the names were rejected. The envelope had a drawing of a cow called "Princess of Gulnare". [1] The Gulnare post office has operated since December 16, 1890.
Las Animas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,555. The county seat is Trinidad. The county takes its name from the Mexican Spanish name of the Purgatoire River, originally called El Río de las Ánimas Perdidas en el Purgatorio, which means "River of the Lost Souls in Purgatory."
Huerfano County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,820. The county seat is Walsenburg. The county, whose name comes from the Spanish huérfano meaning "orphan", was named for the Huerfano Butte, a local landmark. The area of Huerfano County boomed early in the 1900s with the discovery of large coal deposits. After large scale World War II coal demand ended in the 1940s Walsenburg and Huerfano saw a steady economic decline through 2015.
Las Animas is the statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,300 at the 2020 United States Census. Las Animas is located on the Arkansas River, just west of its confluence with the Purgatoire River, in southeast Colorado east of Pueblo, near the historic Bent's Fort.
Aguilar is a Statutory Town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 456 at the 2020 United States Census. Cattleman and prominent pioneer José Ramón Aguilar founded the town in 1894.
Boncarbo is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Boncarbo Post Office is 81024.
Model is an abandoned unincorporated village in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Model Post Office serving ZIP Code 81059 was in operation from 1912 to 2021, and was the last business or service standing there for many years. The community originally was a planned, or "model" community, hence the name.
Trinchera is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Trinchera Post Office has the ZIP Code 81081.
Weston is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Weston post office has the ZIP Code 81091. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Weston CDP was 53.
Thatcher is an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Model now serves Thatcher postal addresses.
Tyrone is an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Model now serves Tyrone postal addresses.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Las Animas County, Colorado.
Madrid is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. It is east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 6,590 feet (2,010 m). The town is the west side of the county along State Highway 12, fourteen miles (23 km) west of Trinidad. Madrid is named for Hilario Madrid, who settled there in the 19th century from New Mexico, not after Spain's capital. Originally called Madrid Plaza, it was established as a settler's post in 1864. Hilario and his brother Juan Madrid homesteaded there in September 1879. There was a Post Office in the town from 1882 to 1917.
Brodhead is an extinct coal mining town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 37.4108°N 104.6764°W at an elevation of 6,919 feet (2,109 m). The Brodhead post office operated from August 14, 1902, until April 29, 1939.
Barela is a populated place located in Las Animas County, Colorado. Its elevation is 5,761 feet.
Delagua is an extinct town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town site is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Aguilar. It served as a company-owned coal-mining town for the Victor-American Fuel Company. The Delagua post office operated from April 30, 1903, until May 31, 1954.
Abeyta is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The townsite is located at 37.0797°N 104.1864°W at an elevation of 5,725 feet (1,745 m).
Beshoar is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 37.2181°N 104.4066°W at an elevation of 5,922 feet (1,805 m).
Bowen is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.
Earl is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Rugby is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
There's a couple small businesses in town, the busiest being the Spanish Peaks Inn and RV Park
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