Weston is an

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, a

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, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County,

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. The Weston post office has the ZIP Code 81091. At the

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, the population of the Weston CDP was 53.

History

The Weston Post Office has been in operation since 1889. The community was named after A. J. Weston, a local pioneer. There is an old church at Vigil Plaza, near Weston. There is a different old church dating from 1866 or 1867, and a cemetery, about three miles east, at Medina Plaza. These were listed on the

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in 2019 as

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery The Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery in Las Animas County, Colorado, at Medina Plaza, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. The church dates from 1866 or 1867 and may be known more commonly as ''Nuestra S ...

Geography

Weston sits in the valley of the

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, on the north side of the river, near where the South Fork joins the main stem. Colorado State Highway 12 passes through the community, leading east (downriver) to

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, the

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, and west to Stonewall Gap. The Weston CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

The

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initially defined the for the

References

External links

Weston @ Colorado.comWeston @ UncoverColorado.comLas Animas County website
{{authority control Census-designated places in Las Animas County, Colorado Census-designated places in Colorado

History

Geography

Demographics

See also

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