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Welcome to Redmesa ...

Redmesa is located in La Plata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redmesa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Redmesa is 6,540 feet [1,993 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Redmesa is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Redmesa: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Redmesa ...

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

  • Mancos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mancos is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancos <4>
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • La Plata
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hesperus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bondad
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bondad is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Carbon Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
  • Durango
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Aztec
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <4>
  • Flora Vista
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Florida
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Florida is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redmesa ...

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

Adding Redmesa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Redmesa post office opened in 1907. The Redmesa post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redmesa.

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 Redmesa - 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 Redmesa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Redmesa 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/