Welcome to Cuchara ...

Cuchara is located in Huerfano County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cuchara, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1957.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Cuchara is described as "Spanish for 'spoon'. So named for its location in a spoonshaped valley."

Cuchara is 8,460 feet [2,579 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cuchara is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Cuchara: (719)

Communities near Cuchara ...

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

• La Veta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Monument Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
  • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
• Garland City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
  • Garland City is located in Costilla County
• Russell ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Costilla County
• Uptop ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
  • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
• La Veta Pass
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
  • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
• Fort Garland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Gulnare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
  • Gulnare is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulnare <4>
• Alamo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
• Chama
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cuchara ...

Looking for more information about Cuchara? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cuchara, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cuchara.

Adding Cuchara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cuchara 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 Cuchara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cuchara post office opened in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cuchara.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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