Welcome to Primero ...
So far, we found very little information about Primero. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Primero to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Primero, please Contact Us.
Primero would have been located within present day Las Animas County<2>.
The location of Primero has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Primero, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Primero is 6,810 feet [2,076 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Primero is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Primero was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Primero would have been located in the (719) area code.
Communities Also Named Primero ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Primero - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Primero.
Communities near Primero ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Primero.
- Trinidad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
- Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <5>
- 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 <5>
- Cokedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Starkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <5>
- Boncarbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boncarbo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Gulnare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Gulnare is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulnare <5>
- Engleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Engleville is located in Las Animas 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 Primero. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Primero.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Primero. 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 Primero.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Primero. See our Newspapers Page for Primero.
Adding Primero to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Primero 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 Primero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Primero post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Primero.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/
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 Primero, 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 Las Animas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Primero - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |