Welcome to San Acacio ...
San Acacio is located in Costilla County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Acacio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
San Acacio is 7,720 feet [2,353 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of San Acacio is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: San Acacio lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for San Acacio: 719
Communities near San Acacio ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Acacio.
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- San Luis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
- San Luis is located in Costilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <3>
- Blanca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
- Chama is located in Costilla County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <3>
- San Pablo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
- San Pablo is located in Costilla County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <3>
- Garcia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
- Garcia is located in Costilla County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <3>
- Jaroso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
- Jaroso is located in Costilla County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <3>
- Fort Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Costilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ventero
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 San Acacio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Acacio.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Acacio. 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 San Acacio.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Acacio. See our Newspapers Page for San Acacio.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Acacio ...
Looking for more information about San Acacio? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for San Acacio, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Acacio.
Adding San Acacio to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Acacio 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 San Acacio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the San Acacio post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Acacio.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Costilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Acacio - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |