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Welcome to Lujane ...

Lujane is located in Montrose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lujane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Lujane is 6,600 feet [2,012 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lujane is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Lujane: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Lujane ...

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

  • Montrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Olathe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Uncompahgre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
  • Vernal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernal is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
  • Cimarron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Colona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Colona is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Eldredge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Eldredge is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
  • Maher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dallas is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lujane ...

Looking for more information about Lujane? 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 Lujane, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lujane.

Adding Lujane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lujane post office opened in 1905. The Lujane post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lujane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montrose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lujane - 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 Lujane area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Lujane 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.
<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/