Welcome to Delagua ...

So far, we found very little information about Delagua. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Delagua to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Delagua, please Contact Us.

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Delagua would have been located within present day Las Animas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delagua, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Delagua is 6,680 feet [2,036 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Delagua is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Delagua was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Delagua was located: 719

Communities near Delagua ...

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

• Trinidad
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <4>
• Aguilar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguilar <4>
• Cokedale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Starkville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Starkville is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <4>
• Ludlow ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
• Gulnare
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gulnare is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulnare <4>
• Boncarbo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Boncarbo is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boncarbo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boncarbo <4>
• El Moro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
• Madrid ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
• Segundo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Segundo is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segundo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Segundo <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 Delagua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delagua.

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

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

Adding Delagua to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delagua 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 (so far) for Delagua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Delagua post office opened in 1903. The Delagua post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delagua.