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Barela, Colorado

Coordinates: 37°06′56″N 104°15′42″W / 37.1156°N 104.2616°W / 37.1156; -104.2616
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Barela, Colorado
Barela is located in the United States
Barela
Barela
Location of Barela, Colorado.
Barela is located in Colorado
Barela
Barela
Barela (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°06′56″N 104°15′42″W / 37.1156°N 104.2616°W / 37.1156; -104.2616[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyLas Animas County[1]
Elevation5,761 ft (1,756 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS ID194884

Barela is an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.[3]

History

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The Barela, Colorado Territory, post office operated from July 28, 1874, until September 30, 1931.[4] The community is named in honor of Casimiro Barela, a member of the Colorado General Assembly who co-authored the Constitution of Colorado.[5] Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.[6]

Geography

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Barela is located in Las Animas County, Colorado, at coordinates 37°06′56″N 104°15′42″W / 37.1156°N 104.2616°W / 37.1156; -104.2616, at an elevation of 5,761 feet (1,756 m).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Barela, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Barela Populated Place Profile / Las Animas County, Colorado Data". colorado.hometownlocator.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 8.
  6. ^ Ulysses S. Grant (August 1, 1876). "Proclamation 230—Admission of Colorado into the Union". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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