Welcome to Fort Garland ...

Fort Garland is located in Costilla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Garland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Garland: Ft. Garland

Fort Garland is 7,930 feet [2,417 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Garland is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Fort Garland lies within the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Fort Garland: 81133<3>

Communities near Fort Garland ...

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

• San Luis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
  • San Luis is located in Costilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <5>
• Blanca
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanca
  • Blanca is located in Costilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanca <5>
• Garland City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
  • Garland City is located in Costilla County
• Russell ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Costilla County
• San Acacio
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacio
  • San Acacio is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacio <5>
• Uptop ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
  • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
• Chama
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <5>
• Cuchara
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara
  • Cuchara is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuchara <5>
• La Veta Pass
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
  • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
• San Pablo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <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 Fort Garland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Garland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Garland ...

Looking for more information about Fort Garland? 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 Fort Garland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Garland.

Adding Fort Garland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Garland post office opened in 1862.

We also found Fort Garland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Garland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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