Beulah is an unincorporated town

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 and U.S. Post Office

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 in Pueblo County

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, Colorado

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, United States

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. The ZIP Code

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 of the Beulah Post Office

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 is 81023.

History

The town of Mace's Hole was settled in 1862. The town was named for Juan Mace, a bandit who used the valley for a hideout. The Mace's Hole Post Office

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 opened on April 23, 1873. A local preacher took umbrage at the town's name and suggested the biblical name Beulah as a more wholesome alternative. The name of the town was changed to Beulah on October 25, 1876. The name is a reference to Isaiah 62:4; it comes from the Hebrew for "married."

See also

• Beulah Valley, Colorado
  Beulah Valley, Colorado
  For unincorporated town see Beulah, ColoradoBeulah Valley is a census-designated place in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Pueblo, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Front Range Urban Corridor
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• List of cities and towns in Colorado
• Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area