Welcome to Pagosa Junction ...
Pagosa Junction is located in Archuleta County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pagosa Junction, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
A typical abbreviation for Pagosa Junction: Pagosa Jct. (or less commonly used: Pagosa Jctn.)
Pagosa Junction is 6,260 feet [1,908 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pagosa Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Pagosa Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Pagosa Junction: 970
Communities near Pagosa Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pagosa Junction.
- Pagosa Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Trujillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
- Trujillo is located in Archuleta County
- Navajo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Arboles
(12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
- Chimney Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Dulce
(13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
- Allison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Allison is located in La Plata County
- Lumberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Chromo
(19 miles [30.6 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
- Chromo is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <4>
- Monero
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
- Monero is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
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 Pagosa Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pagosa Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pagosa Junction. 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 Pagosa Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pagosa Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Pagosa Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pagosa Junction ...
Looking for more information about Pagosa Junction? 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 Pagosa Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pagosa Junction.
Adding Pagosa Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pagosa Junction 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 Pagosa Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Pagosa Junction post office opened in 1899.
We also found Pagosa Junction on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1939.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pagosa Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pagosa Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Archuleta County: www.archuletacounty.org/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Archuleta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pagosa Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |