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Welcome to Rouse ...

Rouse is located in Huerfano County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rouse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Rouse is 6,500 feet [1,981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rouse is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rouse: 719

Communities Also Named Rouse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rouse - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rouse.

Communities near Rouse ...

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

  • Walsenburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • La Veta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Aguilar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuchara Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
  • Gulnare
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ludlow ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Calumet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Alamo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Boncarbo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tioga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rouse ...

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

Adding Rouse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rouse 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 Rouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rouse post office opened in 1889. The Rouse post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rouse.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Huerfano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rouse - 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>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/