Chama, Colorado

Chama, Colorado
—  Town  —
Nickname(s): People in Chama, Colorado are known as Chameros/Chameras which means rockthrowers
Chama, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°09′46″N 105°22′30″W / 37.16278°N 105.375°W / 37.16278; -105.375Coordinates: 37°09′46″N 105°22′30″W / 37.16278°N 105.375°W / 37.16278; -105.375
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
Counties	Costilla County[1]
Established	1860[2]
Government
- Type	unincorporated town
Elevation[1]	8,179 ft (2,493 m)
Population
- Total	Approx.63
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP Code[3]	81126
Area code(s)	(719)

Chama is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Chama Post Office is 81126.^[3]

History

The town of Chama was established by settlers from Chamita, New Mexico, in 1860.^[2] The Chama Post Office opened on May 3, 1907.^[4] The Chama school was taken down between the years of 1999 and 2001.

Description

Most of Chama's houses are made of adobe. Many of them are very old. There is also a lot of rocks and "chamiso" sage brush in Chama. It is at the foothills of Culebra Ranch.

Geography

Chama is located at 37°09′46″N 105°22′30″W / 37.16278°N 105.375°W / 37.16278; -105.375 (37.162916,-105.375023).

See also

• Old Spanish National Historic Trail
• List of cities and towns in Colorado

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. 77-089726: Johnson Publishing Company. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp. Retrieved September 5, 2007. 
4. ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment, John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. 90-34759: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.