Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado
unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States
Northlands is a neighborhood of the City of Walsenburg, Colorado, United States. Northlands was known as the unincorporated community of Farista, Colorado, before its 2008 annexation into the City of Walsenburg.
History
Farista
The previous name Farista was taken from the Lebanese Faris family of the Faris Land and Cattle Co. who owned much of the land in the area in the early to mid 20th century.
References to Farista are often typographical errors concerning the actual town of Farisita, Colorado (named after the same Faris family) which is also in Huerfano county near Gardner. One example is a Colorado State University Werner College of Natural Resources report called Survey of Critical Wetland Resources in Huerfano County from 2017 which interchanges Farista with Farisita frequently.
Annexation by Walsenburg
The area referred to as Farista on Google maps and other recent online sources was annexed by the City of Walsenburg in 2008 and is considered to be the Northlands neighborhood of the city. The name Farista is not used in any official context by Walsenburg or by Huerfano County (Northlands is used instead), nor do locals refer to the area as Farista.
Geography
Northlands is located in northern Walsenburg at coordinates 37.6570°N 104.7957°W / 37.6570; -104.7957 (Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado) and elevation 6,171 feet (1,881 m).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado” as unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3541468. Authority coordinates are 37.657, -104.795. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2008 and 2017.
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