Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado

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Northlands
formerly Farista, Colorado
neighborhood of Walsenburg, Colorado
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Northlands is often a very busy place.
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Northlands
Location of Northlands in the City of Walsenburg, Colorado.
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Northlands
Northlands (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°39′25″N104°47′45″W / 37.6570°N 104.7957°W / 37.6570; -104.7957 (Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado)
Country United States
State Colorado
County Huerfano [1]
City Walsenburg
Elevation
6,171 ft (1,881 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]
Walsenburg 81089
Area code 719
GNIS city ID 2412176
FIPS code 08-82350

Northlands is a neighborhood of the City of Walsenburg, Colorado, United States. Northlands was known as the unincorporated community of Farista, Colorado, before its 2008 annexation into the City of Walsenburg.

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History

Farista

The previous name Farista was taken from the Lebanese Faris family [3] of the Faris [4] Land and Cattle Co. who owned much of the land in the area in the early to mid 20th century. [5] References to Farista are often typographical errors concerning the actual town of Farisita, Colorado (named after the same Faris family) which is also in Huerfano county near Gardner. One example is a Colorado State University Werner College of Natural Resources report called Survey of Critical Wetland Resources in Huerfano County [6] from 2017 which interchanges Farista with Farisita frequently.

Annexation by Walsenburg

The area referred to as Farista on Google maps and other recent online sources was annexed by the City of Walsenburg in 2008 and is considered to be the Northlands neighborhood of the city. [7] [8] The name Farista is not used in any official context by Walsenburg or by Huerfano County (Northlands is used instead), nor do locals refer to the area as Farista.

Geography

Northlands is located in northern Walsenburg at coordinates 37°39′25″N104°47′45″W / 37.6570°N 104.7957°W / 37.6570; -104.7957 (Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado) and elevation 6,171 feet (1,881 m).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2019-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ https://www.spld.org/about-us/oral-history-collection/jeanette-thach-first-interview/ [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Congress, U. S. (November 2007). Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 17, September 24 to October 3, 2003. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN   9780160796807.
  6. ↑ Culver, D. R. and P. F. Smith. 2017. "Survey of Critical Wetland Resources in Huerfano, CO." Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
  7. ↑ "[Walsenburg zoning map]" (PDF). City of Walsenburg, Colorado. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  8. ↑ "Annexation agreement" (PDF). City of Walsenburg, Colorado. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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