Hoehne, Colorado


Hoehne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 111. Hoehne has a post office with the ZIP Code 81046.

History

Hoehne was founded by German immigrant William Hoehne in 1859. He is credited with founding the Hoehne Ditch Company and introducing the first mill and threshing machine into the area. William Hoehne farmed, planting strawberries, apples, and cherries. Hoehne is still a farming community, but the focus has shifted from fruits to alfalfa and grass hay.
The population of Hoehne today is slightly more than 100 people. But during its heyday, the town boasted a hotel, a train depot called "Hoehnes", a blacksmith, a Catholic church, and several stores. The train depot was retired in 1967 and was moved twice - the second time to its current location in Texas Creek, where it was restored to its original condition. The Hoehnes train depot sign is still visible today at the original depot location.
Hoehne is located near the Santa Fe Trail, and a historical marker is located approximately one mile north of the town on County Road 42.0.

Geography

Hoehne is located in west-central Las Animas County at , on high ground north of the Purgatoire River. It is northeast of Trinidad, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hoehne CDP has an area of, all of it land.

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