Chama, Huerfano County, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Chama, Colorado
Other Name:Crestones
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label:Chama (Huerfano County)
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Chama in Huerfano County, Colorado
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huerfano
Established Title:1869
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:37.7189°N -105.2989°W
Elevation Ft:7881
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:81040
Area Code:719
Footnotes:[1]

Chama, elevation 7881feet, is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.

History

The community was settled around 1869 and was originally called Crestones. The first settlers were from Chama, New Mexico. An old adobe church, called Our Lady of Guadalupe, still stands in the community.[2]

Geography

Chama is located southwest of Gardner, Colorado and on the east side of the Sangre de Cristo Range along County Road 575 in the Upper Huerfano River Valley.

Notes and References

  1. 192667 . Chama . October 13, 1978 . October 2, 2024.
  2. News: Christofferson . Nancy . November 12, 2020 . Settling the upper Huerfano . live . Huerfano World Journal . https://web.archive.org/web/20241002141703/https://worldjournalnewspaper.com/settling-the-upper-huerfano/ . October 2, 2024 . October 2, 2024.