La Garita, Colorado
La Garita is an unincorporated community in Saguache County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]
History
A post office called La Garita operated intermittently from 1874 until 1972.[2] The community takes its name from the nearby La Garita Mountains.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Garita, Colorado
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- 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. 30.
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| Towns |  Map of Colorado highlighting Saguache County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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