These are the towns and villages of Huerfano County. Many of them no longer exist.
TOWN - DETAILS
Adams On 1885 map
Adel RR Stop 1924 map
Alamo later Butte Valley PO 1923-1949 (Name changed 1938)
Apache "old Apache" PO 1878-1882 (PO moved to Huerfano), Apache/Apache City PO 1894-1925
Autobees Ranch aka Fort Huerfano Est 1853 Seat 1861-1868 Site now in Bent County
Badito briefly Little Orphan PO 1865-1910
Beaubois Fort aka Fort Beaubois 1860s Settlers Fort
Bent's Fort New Bent's Fort also see Fort Lyon Est 1852 Site now in Bent County PO 1863-1873 The site has been in Huerfano- Las Animas- Pueblo- Bent Counties (Site was north of Prowers on Arkansas River)
Big Four On 1923 map
Birmingham PO 1883-1894
Black Canon RR Stop
Boaz RR Stop 1895 map
Bradford prev Dickson Est 1887-1922 PO 1889-1895
Breen RR Stop
Bunker Hill RR Stop 1923 map (Served the town of Lester)
Butte Valley orig Alamo PO 1923-1949 (Name changed 1938)
Cacharas see Cucharas
Caddel Est 1908
Cameron RR Stop
Camp Shumway PO 1911-1924 (PO moved to Gordon)
Capps see Scissors PO 1894-1901
Carbonado On 1964-1980 map
Carson PO 1868-1870
Cedarhurst PO 1903-1913 Las Animas County (Some maps show Huerfano County)
Chama
Champion RR Stop
Clover PO 1912-1922
Codo On 1923 map
Conchita Junction RR Stop on 1895 map
Concord see Lascar
Concrete On 1923 map
Consol RR Stop
Crestones
Cuchara/Cuchara Camps Est 1916
Cucharas aka Cacharas aka Cuchara Junction PO 1870-1921 Virginia Sanchez
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Farisita prev Huerfano Canon Talpa Est ~1855 PO Est 1923
Farr PO 1907-1946
Fort Beaubois see Beaubois Fort 1860s Settlers Fort
Fort Huerfano see Autobees Ranch Bent County
Fort Lyon ("II") US Army Post Est 1866 Has been in Las Animas- and Pueblo Counties Fort Lyon (II) was closed in Dec 1889 Site now in Bent County just east of Fort Lyon (town)
Fort Sangre de Cristo See Spanish Fort
Fort Talpa Settler Fort Est 1820
Francisco- Francisco Ranch- Francisco Plaza see La Veta
Gardner briefly Huerfano Canyon Est ~1871
Gordon Est 1908 PO 1924-1937 (PO moved from Camp Shumway)
Grays Ranch Stage Station Est 1861 PO 1863-1866 Site in Las Animas County (1866 PO moved to Trinidad)
Greenhorn PO 1866-1896 PO 1897-1911 Now in Pueblo County
Hamiltons On 1885 map
Hermosilla/Hermosillo PO 1867-1870 PO 1870-1872 in Pueblo County
Hezron PO 1902-1912
Hezron Junction RR Stop
Houck On 1885 & 1922 map
Huerfano/Huerfano Station aka Ute Est bef 1870 PO 1882-1884- RR Stop 1887-1923 map PO 1900-1929
Huerfano Canon see Farisita PO 1878-1890 (PO moved to Talpa)
Huerfano Canyon see Gardner PO 1871
Ideal PO 1910-1929; Herman Pineda was one of the orginators. Families that used to live in Ideal Camp: - Frank Nigro family , Manazanares family, Jose Espinosa (daughter Emelinda was the teacher at Ideal school), Fionaros, Durans, Luceros, Zuballs, (Frank?) Michecks, Maldonados. Names contributed by Onesimo Cordova.
Kincaid On 1923 map
La Veta orig Spanish Peak aka Francisco- Francisco Plaza- Francisco Ranch- Fort Francisco Est 1834- Mexico Inc 1886
Larimer PO 1907-1914 (PO moved to Mustang)
Larimer RR Station 1895 map Pueblo County (Near border)
Lascar orig Concord PO 1916-1949
Laveta see La Veta
Lester RR Stop was Bunker Hill PO 1910-1929
Little Orphan see Badito
Loma Junction RR Stop 1923 map
Loma Park RR PO
Maitland PO 1898-1935
Malachite PO 1880-1915 Still on 1970 map
Mayne PO 1905-1907
McGuire PO 1905-1911
McMillan PO 1900-1904
Monson On 1916-1923 map
Morning Glory
Muddy On 1924 map
Mule Shoe/Muleshoe On 1887-1895 map
Muriel PO 1903-1906
Mustang PO 1914-1940 (PO moved from Larimer)
Nichols RR Stop
North Veta On 1887-1922 map PO 1920-1934
Nunda PO 1883-1886 On 1887-1922 map
Oakview aka Tropic PO 1907-1930 Shalane Sheley-Cruz (shalane@csm.Berkeley.EDU)
1/4/2002
Occidental
Ojo PO 1880-1928 On map thru 1964
Old Rouse Coal Town Est 1880s-1900s
Orlando RR Stop 1902-1923 map
Orman On 1923 map
Pass Creek
Pauley PO 1920-1929
Pictou orig Sulphur Springs PO 1889-1932
Pinehaven
Placer See Russell
Point of Rocks Stage Station & PO 1864-1865 Site now in Otero County
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