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 elevation 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 Code for Lujane: 970
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Montrose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uncompahgre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
- Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
- Vernal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Vernal is located in Montrose County
- Cimarron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
- Cimarron is located in Montrose County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <3>
- Colona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Colona is located in Ouray County
- Eldredge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
- Eldredge is located in Ouray County
- Maher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
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 for Lujane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lujane post office opened in 1905.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |