Welcome to Capulin ...

Capulin is located in Conejos County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Capulin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Capulin: Spanish for 'chokecherry'.

Capulin is 7,820 feet [2,384 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Capulin is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Capulin is located in the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Capulin: 81124<4>

Communities Also Named Capulin ...

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

Communities near Capulin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Capulin.

• Alamosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa
  • Alamosa is located in Alamosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamosa <5>
• Manassa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
  • Manassa is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <5>
• Sanford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• La Jara
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
  • La Jara is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <5>
• Antonito
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonito
  • Antonito is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antonito <5>
• Romeo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Romeo is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <5>
• Bountiful
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
  • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
• Waverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
• Henry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Alamosa County
• Conejos
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejos
  • Conejos is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conejos <5>

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 Capulin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capulin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Capulin. 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 Capulin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capulin ...

Looking for more information about Capulin? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Capulin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Capulin.

Adding Capulin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Capulin 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 Capulin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Capulin post office opened in 1881.

We also found Capulin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Capulin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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