San Acacio, Colorado
| San Acacio, Colorado | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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Entering San Acacio from the east on State Highway 142 | |
  San Acacio  San Acacio Location in Costilla County and the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′23″N 105°39′55″W / 37.22306°N 105.66528°WCoordinates: 37°13′23″N 105°39′55″W / 37.22306°N 105.66528°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Colorado |
| Counties | Costilla County |
| Elevation[1] | 7,730 ft (2,356 m) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81151 (Sanford) |
| GNIS feature ID | 204786[1] |
San Acacio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.[3] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 40.[4] The U.S. Post Office at Sanford (ZIP Code 81151) serves postal addresses in San Acacio.[2]
Government Robert Quintana is, by proclamation, the mayor of Old San Acacio, Regina Romansky is the mayor of New San Acacio.
Geography
San Acacio is located in western Costilla County at 37°13′23″N 105°39′55″W / 37.22306°N 105.66528°W (37.222947,-105.665302), in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. Colorado State Highway 142 runs through San Acacio, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to San Luis and west 25 miles (40 km) to U.S. Route 285 at Romeo.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the San Acacio CDP has a total area of 1.26 square miles (3.26 km2), all of it land.[4]
History
A post office called San Acacio was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1992.[5] The community was named after Saint Acacius.[6]
Historic buildings and landmarks
- San Acacio Mission Church (Capilla de Viejo San Acacio) – Built early in the 1860s, the Mission of San Acacio is the oldest standing church in Colorado. Constructed with 24-inch adobe walls, the mission underwent extensive restoration during the 1990s. In addition to stabilizing the foundation, several wooden columns were added to the interior to take the weight of the roof off the fragile walls. An altar screen, or retablo, was commissioned from Maria Romero Cash, a New Mexican artist specializing in religious folk art.
- San Acacio Bank
- Old San Acacio Cemetery – In old San Acacio there is a cemetery nicknamed Viejo Cemetery. The cemetery is located in a churchyard in Old San Acacio. The oldest marked grave in the cemetery is from 1907, and the cemetery is currently full.
- New San Acacio Cemetery – The new cemetery is located 3/4 mile south of San Acacio. It is a public cemetery, and the oldest marked grave in the cemetery is from 1906. It is currently in use.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Acacio, Colorado
- 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ↑
- 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): San Acacio CDP, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 July 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. 45.
- ↑ http://www.billyland.com/colorado/acacio/
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