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Chama, Colorado

Coordinates: 37°09′43″N 105°22′42″W / 37.1620°N 105.3783°W / 37.1620; -105.3783 (Chama, Colorado)
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This article is about the unincorporated community in Costilla County, Colorado. For the unincorporated community in Huerfano County, see Chama, Huerfano County, Colorado.

Chama, Colorado
unincorporated community
County Road L.7 in Chama.
County Road L.7 in Chama.
Chama is located in the United States
Chama
Chama
Location of Chama, Colorado.
Chama is located in Colorado
Chama
Chama
Chama (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°09′43″N 105°22′42″W / 37.1620°N 105.3783°W / 37.1620; -105.3783 (Chama, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyCostilla[1]
Established1860[3]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyCostilla County[1]
Elevation
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8,186 ft (2,495 m)
Population
 • Total
63
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[4]
81126
Area code719
GNIS pop ID203659

Chama is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office located 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.[3] The Chama, Colorado, post office opened on May 3, 1907.[5] 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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References

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  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Chama, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
  4. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  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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