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Welcome to San Miguel ...

So far, we found very little information about San Miguel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added San Miguel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Miguel, please Contact Us.


San Miguel would have been located within present day Las Animas County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for San Miguel is 6,850 feet [2,088 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of San Miguel is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where San Miguel was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where San Miguel was located: 719

Communities Also Named San Miguel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named San Miguel: This one is located in Las Animas County and the other is located in San Miguel County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 12 communities that are also named San Miguel - they are located in Arizona (2), California (4), New Mexico (4) and Texas.

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

Communities near San Miguel ...

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

  • Trinidad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Raton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <4>
  • Cokedale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Starkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Engleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Morley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morley is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Beshoar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
  • Wootton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wootton is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
  • El Moro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • Sopris ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Miguel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Las Animas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Miguel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.