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Welcome to Fort Garland ...

Fort Garland is located in Costilla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Garland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Garland: Ft. Garland

Fort Garland is 7,930 feet [2,417 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Garland is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Fort Garland: 719

The ZIP code for Fort Garland: 81133<3>

Communities near Fort Garland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Garland ...

Looking for more information about Fort Garland? 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 Fort Garland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Garland.

Adding Fort Garland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Garland post office opened in 1862.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Garland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Costilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Garland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fort Garland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Garland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/