Boyero, Colorado

Boyero (Spanish: oxherd) is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) now serves Boyero postal addresses.[2]

Boyero, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Boyero
Location in Colorado
Boyero
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W
Country United States
State State of Colorado
CountyLincoln County
Elevation4,721 ft (1,439 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80821 (Hugo)[2]

A post office called Boyero was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1973.[3] The community was named for the local cattle industry, "Boyero" meaning "bull pen" in Spanish.[4]

Geography

Boyero is located at 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W (38.936446,-103.274746).

gollark: Yep.
gollark: If you run potatOS on a neural interface I can hijack your brain.
gollark: Basically.
gollark: Edge is actually quite okay ish. Was before the blink switch, at least.
gollark: No.

See also

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 10.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.