Rugby, Colorado

Rugby is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

Rugby in 2018.

History

A post office called Rugby was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1947.[2] The community was named after Rugby, in England, the native land of a local mining official.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rugby, Colorado
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 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. 44.



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