Welcome to Trinchera ...

Trinchera is located in Las Animas County<1>.

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

Trinchera is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Trinchera is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Trinchera: (719)

The ZIP code for Trinchera: 81081<3>

Communities Also Named Trinchera ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Trinchera - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Trinchera ...

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

• Branson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
  • Branson is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Former name for Branson:
  • Wilson's Switch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <4>
• Folsom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Union County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
• Capulin
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
  • Capulin is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <4>
• Des Moines
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Union County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• Raton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
  • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <4>
• Engleville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
• Hoehne
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
  • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <4>
• Model
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model
  • Model is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model <4>
• El Moro
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • El Moro is located in Las Animas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trinchera ...

Looking for more information about Trinchera? 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 Trinchera, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trinchera.

Adding Trinchera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trinchera 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 Trinchera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Trinchera post office opened in 1889.

We also found Trinchera in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trinchera.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trinchera. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/