Beulah, Colorado
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Beulah is an unincorporated town
Unincorporated area
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 and U.S. Post Office
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 in Pueblo County
Pueblo County, Colorado
Pueblo County is the tenth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county was named for the historic city of Pueblo which took its name from the Spanish language word meaning "town" or "village". The United States Census Bureau estimates that the...

, 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
    Front Range Urban Corridor
    The Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the...

  • List of cities and towns in Colorado
  • Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area
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