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Welcome to Kiowa ...

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

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

Kiowa would have been located within present day Colfax County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiowa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kiowa is 7,090 feet [2,161 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kiowa is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Kiowa was located: 575

Communities Also Named Kiowa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Kiowa - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Kiowa ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Kiowa.

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

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

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

Adding Kiowa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kiowa post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiowa.

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 Kiowa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Colfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kiowa - 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/