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Welcome to Colonias ...Colonias is located in Guadalupe County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Colonias, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900. Colonias is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Colonias is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Colonias lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Colonias is located in the (575) area code. Communities near Colonias ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colonias.
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 Colonias. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colonias. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colonias. 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 Colonias. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonias. See our Newspapers Page for Colonias. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colonias ...Looking for more information about Colonias? 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 Colonias, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colonias. Adding Colonias to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Colonias 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 Colonias was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Colonias. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonias. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/ Footnotes ...
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