Yellow Jacket is an
unincorporated community
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and a
U.S. post office located in
Montezuma County
Montezuma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,849. The county seat is Cortez.
Mesa Verde National Park, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Yucca House National Monu ...
,
Colorado
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, United States. The Yellow Jacket post office has the
ZIP Code 81335.
Geography
Yellow Jacket is located at (37.532871,-108.719845).
History
A post office called Yellow Jacket has been in operation since 1914. The community was named for the abundance of
yellow jackets near the original town site.
There are a number of prehistoric archaeological sites of the
Ancient Pueblo People (
Anasazi
The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, a ...
) during the
Pueblo II Era
The Pueblo II Period (AD 900 to AD 1150) was the second pueblo period of the Ancestral Puebloans of the Four Corners region of the American southwest. During this period people lived in dwellings made of stone and mortar, enjoyed communal activit ...
and
Pueblo III Era
The Pueblo III Period (AD 1150 to AD 1350) was the third period, also called the "Great Pueblo period" when Ancestral Puebloans lived in large cliff-dwelling, multi-storied pueblo, or cliff-side talus house communities. By the end of the period, ...
s near Yellow Jacket that are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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and the
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties:
''National Register of Historic Places''
American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-6.
* Albert Porter Pueblo inhabited in the late 12th century - early 13th century.
* Bass Site occupied late 12th century - early 13th century.
* Joe Ben Wheat Site Complex
Joe Ben Wheat Site Complex is a set of archaeological sites dated from AD 600 to 1300 that are located near Yellow Jacket in Montezuma County, Colorado. The complex is also known by its collective site ID of 5MT16722.Mitchell, Mark D''The Archaeo ...
occupied from 1075-1300. The site was a large multi-component site with 90 rooms and 14 kivas.
* Seven Towers Pueblo inhabited from 1150-1300.
* Woods Canyon Pueblo occupied in the 13th century.
* Yellow Jacket Pueblo Yellow Jacket Pueblo is an Ancestral Puebloan archeological site located near Cortez, Colorado, in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern United States. With 1,200 rooms and 200 kivas spread across , it is the largest ancient pueblo in the Me ...
, one of the largest Ancient Pueblo communities in the area.
* Unnamed site 5MT4700.
See also
* List of cities and towns in Colorado
The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...
* List of prehistoric sites in Colorado
* Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Old or OLD may refer to:
Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
*Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...
* Prehistory of Colorado
Prehistory of Colorado provides an overview of the activities that occurred prior to Colorado's recorded history. Colorado experienced cataclysmic geological events over billions of years, which shaped the land and resulted in diverse ecosystems. ...
* Trail of the Ancients
The Trail of the Ancients is a collection of National Scenic Byways located in the U.S. Four Corners states of Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. These byways comprise:
*The Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway in San Juan County, Utah;
*The ...
References
Steve Garufi's photos of Yellow Jacket, CO
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Unincorporated communities in Montezuma County, Colorado
Unincorporated communities in Colorado