Welcome to Stonewall ...

Stonewall is located in Las Animas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonewall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Stonewall is 7,730 feet [2,356 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Stonewall is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Stonewall is located in the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Stonewall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Stonewall: This one is located in Las Animas County and the other is located in Chaffee County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 27 communities that are also named Stonewall - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Mississippi (4), Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (4) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Stonewall ...

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

• Monument Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
  • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
• Weston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Cuchara
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara
  • Cuchara is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuchara <4>
• Segundo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segundo
  • Segundo is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Segundo <4>
• Valdez
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
• Boncarbo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Gulnare
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
  • Gulnare is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulnare <4>
• Chama
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Madrid ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
• San Pablo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Stonewall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stonewall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stonewall ...

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

Adding Stonewall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stonewall post office opened in 1878.

We also found Stonewall in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonewall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stonewall. 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/