Farisita, Colorado

Farisita, Colorado
Town
Farisita
Farisita
Coordinates: 37°44′41.03″N 105°4′16.99″W / 37.7447306°N 105.0713861°W / 37.7447306; -105.0713861Coordinates: 37°44′41.03″N 105°4′16.99″W / 37.7447306°N 105.0713861°W / 37.7447306; -105.0713861
Country  United States
State  Colorado
Counties Huerfano
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code 81040
Area code(s) 719

Farista is a town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.[1]

History

Fort Talpa

Fort Talpa, a Spanish adobe post, was built in the 1820s as a means of protection from possible attacks by Native Americans.[2] In 1941, it was still standing next to the town of Farista's general store.[3]

Settlement

A settlement was established called Talpa.[3] A post office called Farisita was established in 1923, and remained in operation until 1990.[3][4] An early postmaster named the town for his daughter, Jeanette "Farisita" Farris.[5] The town had a morada, or meeting house, for the religious group Los Hermanos Penitentes. It was located across the river and among the trees.[3]

See also

Colorado portal

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farisita, Colorado
  2. ↑ Jolie Anderson Gallagher (April 2, 2013). Colorado Forts: Historic Outposts on the Wild Frontier. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. PT8. ISBN 978-1-61423-903-1.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Best Books (1941). Colorado, a Guide to the Highest State,. Best Books. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-62376-006-9.
  4. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 21.

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