Welcome to Jansen ...

Jansen is located in Las Animas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jansen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Jansen is 6,150 feet [1,875 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Jansen is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Jansen is within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Jansen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jansen - they are located in Nebraska and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Jansen ...

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

• Raton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
  • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <4>
• Aguilar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
  • Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguilar <4>
• Cokedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
  • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Madrid ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
• El Moro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
• Boncarbo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boncarbo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boncarbo
  • Boncarbo is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boncarbo <4>
• Segundo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segundo
  • Segundo is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Segundo <4>
• Valdez
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
• Hoehne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
  • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <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 Jansen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jansen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jansen ...

Looking for more information about Jansen? 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 Jansen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jansen.

Adding Jansen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jansen 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 Jansen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jansen post office opened in 1902.

We also found Jansen on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jansen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

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