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Welcome to La Boca ...

La Boca is located in La Plata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Boca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

La Boca is 6,160 feet [1,878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of La Boca is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for La Boca: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near La Boca ...

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

  • Bayfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ignacio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Allison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Allison is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Arboles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Navajo Dam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gem Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gem Village is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
  • Bondad
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bondad is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Florida
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Florida is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Navajo City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
  • Turley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Turley is located in San Juan County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Boca ...

Looking for more information about La Boca? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to La Boca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Boca.

Adding La Boca to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Boca.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including La Plata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Boca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the La Boca area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the La Boca area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.