Welcome to Garcia ...

Garcia is located in Costilla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garcia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Garcia is 7,720 feet [2,353 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Garcia is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Garcia: (719)

The ZIP code for Garcia: 81134<4>

Communities Also Named Garcia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Garcia - they are located in California, New Mexico (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Garcia ...

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

• San Luis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
  • San Luis is located in Costilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <5>
• Jaroso
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
  • Jaroso is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <5>
• Amalia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
  • Amalia is located in Taos County (NM)
• Ventero
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
  • Ventero is located in Taos County (NM)
• San Pablo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Chama
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• San Acacio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacio
  • San Acacio is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacio <5>
• Buena Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Taos County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
• Cerro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
  • Cerro is located in Taos County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro <5>
• Questa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
  • Questa is located in Taos County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garcia ...

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

Adding Garcia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Garcia post office opened in 1915.

We also found Garcia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garcia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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