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Welcome to Spanish Village ...

Spanish Village is located in Weld County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Spanish Village: Spanish Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Spanish Village is 4,610 feet [1,405 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Spanish Village is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Spanish Village: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Spanish Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Spanish Village - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Spanish Village ...

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

  • Greeley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Evans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Johnstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Milliken
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Eaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Platteville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • La Salle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ault
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keenesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gilcrest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spanish Village ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spanish Village - 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 Spanish Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Spanish Village 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.