Villa Grove, Colorado
| Villa Grove, Colorado | |
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| — Town — | |
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| Coordinates: 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°WCoordinates: 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Saguache County[1] |
| Established | 1870[2] |
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| • Type | unincorporated town |
| Elevation[1] | 7,986 ft (2,434 m) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code[3] | 81155 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204776 |
Villa Grove is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Villa Grove Post Office has the ZIP Code 81155.[3]
[edit] History
The town of Garibaldi was established by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870.[2] The town served as the southern terminus of the Rio Grande's narrow-gauge Poncha Pass line from 1870 to 1890.[2] The town was named for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi.[2] The Garibaldi Post Office opened on June 13, 1870.[4] The town's name was changed to the less political Villa Grove on January 19, 1872.[4] The spelling of the town's name was changed to Villagrove on October 12, 1894, and back to Villa Grove on July 1, 1950.[4]
[edit] Geography
Villa Grove is located at 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W (38.248157,-105.948887).
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c d Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. 77-089726: Johnson Publishing Company.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ a b c Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment, John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. 90-34759: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
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