Huerfano County, Colorado
Post Offices & Postmasters

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Sept. 15, 1860 envelope from Ft. Wise, Colorado territory to Mrs. Archibald Green, North Bloomfield, Trumball Co., Ohio


Postal receipt for three cents for letter from Ft. Lyon, Colorado Territory to Empire, Colorado Territory; E.C. Gould, Postmaster.


CUCHARA POST OFFICE HUERFANO COUNTY, COLORADO
Established 01/20/1916 Discontinued 06/30/1959
Changed to CUCHARA on June 15, 1957 Discontinued on June 30, 1959
Name TitleDate Appointed
Nona K. Mayes Postmaster 1/20/1916
Albert E. Jameson Postmaster 5/5/1931
Mrs. Wanda Jameson Postmaster 2/17/1942
Mrs. Rae B. Albright Acting Postmaster 4/30/1946
Mrs. Rae B. Albright Postmaster 7/26/1946
Mrs. Yvonne I. Wilson Acting Postmaster 6/15/1949
Mrs. Yvonne I. Wilson Postmaster 8/24/1949
Mrs. Irene M. Skarmas Acting Postmaster 4/30/1952
Mrs. Irene M. Skarmas Postmaster 7/16/1952
Mrs. Bessie J. Prator Postmaster 4/21/1953


CUCHARAS POST OFFICE HUERFANO COUNTY, COLORADO
(Originally established as CACHARAS)
Established 12/08/1870 Discontinued 01/15/1921
Changed to CUCHARAS on September 20, 1872
Discontinued on July 12, 1877 Reestablished on July 26, 1877
Discontinued on January 15, 1921; mail to Walsenburg
The post office was officially established on December 8, 1870; the postmaster appointed on that date, however, did not serve.
Name Title Date Appointed
Peter S. Albert Postmaster 02/23/1871
Benjamin F. Logier Postmaster 06/14/1871
John F. Read Postmaster 01/04/1872
Nasario Chaves Postmaster 09/20/1872
John G. Self Postmaster 06/16/1873
George H. F. Work Postmaster 12/08/1874
Robert B. Stanley Postmaster 03/12/1875
Mrs. Sarah O. Adams Postmaster 07/03/1876
John Grady Postmaster 07/26/1877
Walter V. Stevens Postmaster 09/06/1880
Fred O. Roof Postmaster 03/22/1886
William F. Korte Postmaster 06/21/1888
David Hanning/Hauning Postmaster 10/26/1888
David Hanning (or Hauning) may not have served.
Walter V. Stevens Postmaster 01/16/1889
Robert Ames Postmaster 12/31/1889
Juan M. Valdez Postmaster 05/04/1891
Walter V. Stevens Postmaster 10/18/1892
Richard M. Linn Postmaster 11/22/1894
William Upton Postmaster 04/11/1895
Nettie Tanquary Postmaster 08/24/1898
Walter V. Stevens Postmaster 09/21/1899
Mary Aiken Postmaster 4/7/1904
Ray Josephine Jones Postmaster 12/15/1904
Katherine Cooney Postmaster 7/24/1908
Forrest A. Chalk Postmaster 1/16/1909
James B. Stevens Postmaster 2/4/1910
Harry W. Compton Postmaster 10/22/1912
John N. Miller Postmaster 3/4/1914
Nestor Guerrero Postmaster 3/30/1916


FARISITA POST OFFICE HUERFANO COUNTY, COLORADO
RESEARCH ON THIS POST OFFICE HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED.
Service suspended on September 2, 1988
Discontinued on April 7, 1990; mail to Gardner (Postal Bulletin 21764)
Name Title Date Appointed
Mrs. Freda S. Ulibarri Acting Postmaster 10/28/1946
Mrs. Freda S. Ulibarri Postmaster 1/3/1947
Santos A. Medina Acting Postmaster 3/18/1960
Mrs. Ersie M. Medina Postmaster 9/6/1960


GARDNER POST OFFICE HUERFANO COUNTY, COLORADO
Established 04/13/1871 ( originally established as HUERFANO CANYON )
Discontinued on October 3, 1871 reestablished on December 1, 1871
Changed to GARDNER on December 15, 1871
Name Title Date Appointed
John H. Wintiode Postmaster 04/13/1871
S. Richards Postmaster 12/01/1871
George J. Richards Postmaster 12/15/1871
William S. Fanshawe Postmaster 03/26/1872
James A. Moore Postmaster 01/23/1874
Charles H. Blake Postmaster 01/17/1878
Titus W. Finch Postmaster 10/08/1878
William H. Fox Postmaster 09/04/1882
Louis C. DeCamp Postmaster 10/16/1882
Timothy McClure Hudson Postmaster 03/29/1895
Hallie A. Clifford Postmaster 01/16/1899
Mary A. Edie Postmaster 06/13/1899
Maud H. Wright Postmaster 2/25/1901
Tina Millsap Postmaster 12/30/1905
Nora B. Wyatt Postmaster 9/18/1907
Floyd L. Moore Postmaster 9/12/1912
William H. Woodruff Postmaster 3/25/1913
Ross W. Hornback Postmaster 11/14/1913
David A. Sexton Postmaster 12/9/1916
George W. Eldery Postmaster 10/18/1919
Mrs. Katherine E. Martin Acting Postmaster 5/4/1926
Mrs. Lizzie J. Schrimsher Postmaster 6/4/1926
Mrs. Zoe E. Thorne Acting Postmaster 1/9/1934
Mrs. Zoe E. Thorne Postmaster 9/7/1934
Charles W. Knoll Acting Postmaster 7/25/1942
Charles W. Knoll Postmaster 3/3/1943
Arthur C. Maes Acting Postmaster 4/30/1962
Arthur C. Maes Postmaster 3/7/1963
Mrs. Ethel M. Sandoval Officer-In-Charge 07/23/1971
Mrs. Ethel M. Sandoval Postmaster 12/11/1971
Renee Fransua (Renne?) Officer-In-Charge
Kenneth L. Burnett Postmaster 5/29/1993
Thomas Gilmartin Officer-In-Charge 1/3/2002
Virginia M. Archuleta Postmaster 3/23/2002


LA VETA POST OFFICE HUERFANO COUNTY, COLORADO
RESEARCH ON THIS POST OFFICE HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED
Name Title Date Appointed
Darrell G. Arnold Postmaster 7/16/1958
Jimmie L. Jaggers Officer-In-Charge 1/21/1983
Eva M. Garcia Postmaster 5/28/1983
Mickey L. Schmidt Officer-In-Charge 5/7/1986
Michele B. McHenry Postmaster 7/19/1986
Jenny Lovings Officer-In-Charge
Joan Tuallie Officer-In-Charge 12/2/1988
Paul J. Gonzalez Officer-In-Charge 5/1/1989
Anthony D. Vecellio Postmaster 6/16/1990
Eloise Martucci Officer-In-Charge 10/1/1992
ames F. Hegarty Jr. Officer-In-Charge 01/22/1993
James F. Hegarty Jr. Postmaster 2/6/1993
Mickey L. Schmidt Officer-In-Charge 7/3/2003
Mickey L. Schmidt Postmaster 4/17/2004


PRYOR POST OFFICE HUERFANO COUNTY, COLORADO
Established 02/26/1898 Discontinued 09/14/1996
Service suspended on July 20, 1985 Discontinued on September 14, 1996; mail to Walsenburg (Postal Bulletin 21932)
Name Title Date Appointed
Charles Beuchat Postmaster 02/26/1898
Lemuel R. Foster Postmaster 2/9/1905
Charles M. Hill Postmaster 1/10/1912
Charles A. Shroads Postmaster 12/8/1913
William E. Sperry Postmaster 4/4/1914
William Y. McPhail Postmaster 6/21/1917
John P. Nallon Postmaster 10/14/1920
William Y. McPhail Postmaster 5/22/1922
Tom G. Conder Postmaster 9/1/1926
Max Vezzani Acting Postmaster 03/22/1949
Mrs. Mary Ann Vigna Postmaster 2/7/1950


WALSENBURG POST OFFICE

HUERFANO COUNTY, COLORADO

RESEARCH ON THIS POST OFFICE HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED.
NameTitleDate Appointed
George S. Niebuhr Acting Postmaster 5/1/1934
George S. Niebuhr Postmaster 5/12/1934
Miss Ernestine C. Guerrero Acting Postmaster 1/5/1951
James J. Tesitor Postmaster 5/22/1952
Keith Simpson Officer-In-Charge 3/21/1980
Robert R. Reynolds Postmaster 7/12/1980
Mary L. Holmes Officer-In-Charge 4/4/2002
James J. Gagliardi Postmaster 12/28/2002




Following is a list of other Post Offices in Huerfano County, and their dates of service.


Alamo 1923-1949
Apache "old Apache" 1878-1882
Apache/Apache City 1894-1925
Badito/ briefly Little Orphan 1865-1910
Bent's Fort 1863-1873
Birmingham 1883-1894
Bradford 1889-1895
Butte Valley 1869-1878
Butte Valley 1923-1949
Camp Shumway 1911-1924
Capps 1894-1901
Carson 1868-1870
Cedarhurst 1903-1913
Clover 1912-1922
Del Carbon/Delcarbon 1915-1953
Dickson 1879-1885
Farisita Est 1923
Farr 1907-1946
Gordon Est 1908, 1924-1937
Grays Ranch 1863-1866
Greenhorn 1866-1896
Hermosilla/Hermosillo 1867-1870, Huerfano County
Hezron 1902-1912
Huerfano/Huerfano Station 1900-1929
Huerfano Canon 1878-1890
Huerfano Canyon 1871
Ideal 1910-1929
Larimer 1907-1914
Lascar 1916-1949
Lester 1910-1929
Maitland 1898-1935
Malachite 1880-1915
Mayne 1905-1907
McGuire 1905-1911
McMillan 1900-1904
Muriel 1903-1906
Mustang 1914-1940
North Veta 1920-1934
Nunda 5-7-1883-10-24-1886
Oakview aka Tropic 12-3-1907-5-31-1930
Ojo 6-14-1880-8-10-1881 then 4-5-1913 - 8-15-1928
Pauley 1920-1929
Pictou 1889-1932
Point of Rocks 1864-1865
Quebec 1880-1884
Rattlesnake Buttes 1918-1938
Ravenwood 1910-1939
Red Wing/Redwing P O Est 1913
Round Oak 1908-1910
Rouse 1889-1929
Saint Marys 1867-1907
Santa Clara 1873-1894
Scissors 1884-1894
Seguro 1895-1901
Sharpsdale 1883-1934
Solar 1914-1925
Strong 1905-1929
Talpa 1890-1912
Tioga 1907-1954
Toltec 1911-1953
Trinidad Est 1859, New Mexico Terr.
Undercliffe/Undercliff 1879-1925
Ute 1888-1900
Walsen 1902-1932


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