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Welcome to Homelake ...

Homelake is located in Rio Grande County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Homelake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.

Homelake is 7,630 feet [2,326 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Homelake is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Homelake: 719

The ZIP code for Homelake: 81135<3>

Communities near Homelake ...

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

  • Alamosa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Center is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
  • Del Norte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parma is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Mosca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamosa East
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
  • Henry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Capulin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homelake ...

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

Adding Homelake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Homelake post office opened in 1919. The Homelake post office closed in 1965.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Homelake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Rio Grande, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Homelake - 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 Homelake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Homelake 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/