San Acacio, Colorado
Encyclopedia
San Acacio is a census-designated place
in Costilla County
, Colorado
, United States
. The U.S. Post Office
at Sanford
(ZIP Code
81151) now serves San Acacio postal addresses.
The original San Acacio was founded in 1853. The first settlers fought the Indians in the name of San Acacio(Saint Acacius) a Spanish soldier.
The second San Acacio was Laid out 150 years later by the Costilla Estate Development Company in 1909.It was the most promising of the company's town. Offices of the development company and a Ditch and Reservoir company were there, as well as a Post Office, a hotel, and a vegetable warehouse. The San Luis Southern Railroad, arrived in 1910, and built a two-story depot there as well.
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 of the fragile walls. An altar screen, or retablo, was commissioned from Maria Romero Cash, a New Mexican artist specializing in religious folk art.
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.
The new cemetery is located 3/4 S. of San Acacio. Its a public cemetery and the oldest marked grave in the cemetery is from 1906.It is currently in use.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in Costilla County
Costilla County, Colorado
Costilla County is the ninth least populous of the 64 counties in the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 3,663 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is San Luis, the oldest town in Colorado.- History :...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, United States
United States
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. The U.S. Post Office
United States Postal Service
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at Sanford
Sanford, Colorado
Sanford is a Statutory Town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 817 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sanford is located at ....
(ZIP Code
ZIP Code
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81151) now serves San Acacio postal addresses.
History
- Old San Acacio
The original San Acacio was founded in 1853. The first settlers fought the Indians in the name of San Acacio(Saint Acacius) a Spanish soldier.
- New San Acacio
The second San Acacio was Laid out 150 years later by the Costilla Estate Development Company in 1909.It was the most promising of the company's town. Offices of the development company and a Ditch and Reservoir company were there, as well as a Post Office, a hotel, and a vegetable warehouse. The San Luis Southern Railroad, arrived in 1910, and built a two-story depot there as well.
Historic Buildings and Landmarks
- San Acacio Mission Church
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 of 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 S. of San Acacio. Its a public cemetery and the oldest marked grave in the cemetery is from 1906.It is currently in use.