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Chama, Colorado

Coordinates: 37°09′46″N 105°22′30″W / 37.16278°N 105.37500°W / 37.16278; -105.37500
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Chama, Colorado
County Road L.7 in Chama.
County Road L.7 in Chama.
Chama, Colorado is located in Colorado
Chama, Colorado
Chama, Colorado
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°09′46″N 105°22′30″W / 37.16278°N 105.37500°W / 37.16278; -105.37500
Country United States
State State of Colorado
CountiesCostilla County[1]
Established1860[2]
Elevation8,186 ft (2,495 m)
Population
 • Total63
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81126
Area code(719)
GNIS feature203659[1]

Chama is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.

History

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Chama is located in the Rio Culebra valley which is part of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant was awarded to the family of Carlos Beaubien in 1843 by the government of New Mexico. The town of Chama was established by settlers from Chamita, New Mexico, in 1860.[2] The Chama Post Office opened on May 3, 1907.[3] The Chama school was taken down between the years of 1999 and 2001.

Description

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Most of Chama's houses are made of adobe. Many of them are very old. There are also a lot of rocks and "chamiso" sagebrush in Chama. The community lies at the foot of the Culebra Ranch.

See also

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Costilla County, Colorado
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
San Luis Valley

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chama, Colorado
  2. ^ a b Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
  3. ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. Denver, Co.: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4. LCCN 90-034759.
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