Garcia, Colorado

Garcia is an unincorporated community located in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The San Luis post office (Zip Code 81152) serves Garcia postal addresses.[2]

Garcia, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Garcia from New Mexico.
Entering Garcia from New Mexico.
Coordinates: 37°00′15″N 105°32′14″W
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesCostilla[1]
Elevation
[1]
7,730 ft (2,360 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[2]
81152
Area code719
GNIS feature204793[1]

History

Original settled in 1849 as La Plaza de los Manzanares,[3] Garcia rivals San Luis as the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Colorado.[4] A post office called Garcia was established in 1915.[5] The community was named for the local Garcia family.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garcia, Colorado
  2. "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. Tushar, Olibama López (2007). The people of El Valle : a history of the Spanish settlers in the San Luis Valley (4th ed.). Pueblo, Colo.: El Escritorio. ISBN 0-9628974-6-9. OCLC 310960699.
  4. Rosso, Mike (November 1, 2010). "Lines in the sand". Colorado Central Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. 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. 23.
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