Welcome to Muleshoe ...

Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muleshoe, 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.

Muleshoe is 8,790 feet [2,679 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Muleshoe is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Muleshoe: (719)

Communities Also Named Muleshoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Muleshoe - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Muleshoe ...

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

• La Veta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta
  • La Veta is located in Huerfano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Veta <4>
• Russell ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Costilla County
• Red Wing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <4>
• Garland City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
  • Garland City is located in Costilla County
• Alamo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
• Gardner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
• Cuchara
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara
  • Cuchara is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuchara <4>
• Tioga
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
• Fort Garland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Garland
  • Fort Garland is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Garland <4>
• Calumet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Calumet is located in Huerfano County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muleshoe ...

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

Adding Muleshoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Muleshoe 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 Muleshoe was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Muleshoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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