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Chama, Huerfano County, Colorado

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Coordinates: 37°43′08″N 105°17′56″W / 37.7189°N 105.2989°W / 37.7189; -105.2989 (Chama, Colorado)
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For the unincorporated community in Costilla County, see Chama, Colorado.

Chama, Colorado
unincorporated community
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chama (2024)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chama (2024)
Chama is located in the United States
Chama
Chama
Location of Chama, Colorado.
Chama is located in Colorado
Chama
Chama
Chama (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°43′08″N 105°17′56″W / 37.7189°N 105.2989°W / 37.7189; -105.2989 (Chama, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyHuerfano[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyHuerfano County[1]
Elevation
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7,881 ft (2,402 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
Gardner 81040
Area code719
GNIS pop ID192667

Chama, elevation 7,881 feet (2,402 meters), is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.

History

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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.[4]

The unincorporated community has never had its own post office.[5] The Gardner, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81040) serves the area.[3]

Geography

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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.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Chama, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Christofferson, Nancy (November 12, 2020). "Settling the upper Huerfano". Huerfano World Journal. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
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