Beulah, Colorado
| Beulah, Colorado | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Beulah, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 38°04′33″N 104°59′10″W / 38.07583°N 104.98611°WCoordinates: 38°04′33″N 104°59′10″W / 38.07583°N 104.98611°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Pueblo County |
| Settled | 1862 |
| Elevation | 6,381 ft (1,945 m) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 81023 |
Beulah is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Beulah Post Office is 81023. Beulah lies along State Highway 78 about 21 miles southwest of Pueblo, in the foothills of the Wet Mountains.
The town of Mace's Hole was settled in 1862. The town was named for Juan Maes, anglicized to "Mace," a bandit who used the valley for a hideout. The Mace's Hole Post Office 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."
Beulah is located at 38°04′33″N 104°59′10″W / 38.07583°N 104.98611°W (38.075798,-104.986038) and lies within a valley bordered by the Wet Mountains to the west, Mt. Signal to the south and southeast, and a prominent ridge that forms the north through east sides of the valley. Elevations within the open valley itself range from about 6,150 to 7,100 feet (1,875 to 2,165 m.) Four creeks, North Creek, Middle Creek, Squirrel Creek, and South Creek flow through the valley. They all converge as they flow eastward; eventually combining into one at the valley's eastern end as the North St. Charles River, which flows into the St. Charles River southeast of Beulah and drains into the Arkansas River just west of Vineland.
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