Welcome to Chacra ...

Chacra is located in Garfield County<1>.

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

Chacra is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Chacra is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Chacra: (970)

Communities near Chacra ...

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

• Glenwood Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Springs
  • Glenwood Springs is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood Springs <3>
• Rifle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rifle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rifle
  • Rifle is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rifle <3>
• Carbondale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <3>
• New Castle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• Silt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
  • Silt is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silt <3>
• Carbonate ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Carbonate is located in Garfield County
• Cardiff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
• El Jebel
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Jebel
  • El Jebel is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Jebel <3>
• Basalt
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
  • Basalt is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
  • Former names for Basalt:
  • Aspen Junction
  • Fryingpan Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <3>
• Gypsum
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chacra ...

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

Adding Chacra to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chacra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/

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