Welcome to Juanita ...
So far, we found very little information about Juanita. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Juanita to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Juanita, please Contact Us.
Juanita would have been located within present day Archuleta County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Juanita, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Juanita is 6,370 feet [1,942 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Juanita is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Juanita was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Juanita would have been located in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Juanita ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Juanita - they are located in Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Juanita.
Communities near Juanita ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Juanita.
- Pagosa Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Springs
- Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pagosa Springs <5>
- Trujillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
- Trujillo is located in Archuleta County
- Navajo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Dulce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
- Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <5>
- Lumberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Arboles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arboles
- Arboles is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arboles <5>
- Chimney Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
- Chimney Rock is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <5>
- Chromo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
- Chromo is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <5>
- Allison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Allison is located in La Plata County
- Monero
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
- Monero is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
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 Juanita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Juanita.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Juanita. 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 Juanita.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Juanita. See our Newspapers Page for Juanita.
Adding Juanita to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Juanita 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 Juanita was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Juanita.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Archuleta County: www.archuletacounty.org/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Juanita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Archuleta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Juanita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |