Welcome to Aroya ...

Aroya is located in Cheyenne County<1>.

The location of Aroya has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aroya, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Aroya: Spanish for 'rivulet'

Aroya is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Aroya is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Aroya lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Aroya: (719)

Communities Also Named Aroya ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Aroya: This one is located in Cheyenne County and the other is located in Elbert County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aroya.

Communities near Aroya ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Aroya.

• Kit Carson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kit Carson
  • Kit Carson is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kit Carson <4>
• Wild Horse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
  • Wild Horse is located in Cheyenne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wild Horse <4>
• Boyero
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyero
  • Boyero is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyero <4>
• Karval
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karval
  • Karval is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karval <4>
• Galatea
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
  • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
• Hugo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
• Haswell
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
  • Haswell is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <4>
• Arriba
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba
  • Arriba is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arriba <4>
• Flagler
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
  • Flagler is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagler <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aroya. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aroya.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aroya. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aroya.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aroya. See our Newspapers Page for Aroya.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aroya ...

Looking for more information about Aroya? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aroya, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aroya.

Adding Aroya to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aroya in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aroya was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aroya post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aroya.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aroya. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/