Welcome to Juanita ...

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

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

Juanita would have been located within present day Archuleta County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Juanita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Juanita is 6,370 feet [1,942 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Juanita is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Juanita was located: 970

Communities Also Named Juanita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Juanita - they are located in Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Juanita ...

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

• Pagosa Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Springs
  • Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pagosa Springs <5>
• Trujillo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
  • Trujillo is located in Archuleta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trujillo
  • From Juanita to Trujillo
• Navajo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navajo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
  • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Navajo
  • From Juanita to Navajo
• Dulce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
  • Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dulce
  • From Juanita to Dulce
• Lumberton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lumberton
  • From Juanita to Lumberton
• Arboles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arboles
  • Arboles is located in Archuleta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arboles <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arboles
  • From Juanita to Arboles
• Chimney Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
  • Chimney Rock is located in Archuleta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <5>
• Chromo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
  • Chromo is located in Archuleta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chromo
  • From Juanita to Chromo
• Allison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in La Plata County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allison
  • From Juanita to Allison
• Monero
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
  • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monero
  • From Juanita to Monero

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

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

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

Adding Juanita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Juanita 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 Juanita was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Juanita in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Juanita post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Juanita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Archuleta County: www.archuletacounty.org/

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