Ortiz, Colorado

Ortiz is an unincorporated community in Conejos County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

The Catholic Church in Ortiz

History

A post office called Ortiz was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The original proprietor, J. Nestor Ortiz, gave the community his name.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ortiz, Colorado
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. Dawson, John Frank. 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. 38.



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