Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado

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

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 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.

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, nor do locals refer to the area as Farista.

Northlands is located in northern Walsenburg at coordinates and elevation.