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Welcome to Koehler ...

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

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


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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Koehler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Koehler is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Koehler is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Koehler was located: 575

Communities Also Named Koehler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Koehler - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Koehler ...

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

  • Raton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dawson ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Lauretta ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lauretta is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauretta
  • Brilliant ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Brilliant is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Wootton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wootton is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
  • Morley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Morley is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Cimarron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Madrid ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Madrid is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Segundo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Koehler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Koehler 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 (so far) for Koehler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Koehler post office opened in 1907. The Koehler post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Koehler.

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 Koehler, 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 Koehler - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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