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'''Fort Lyon''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Post Office]] in [[Bent County, Colorado|Bent County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]]. The Fort Lyon Post Office has the [[ZIP Code]] 81038.<ref name=ZIPcode/>
'''Fort Lyon''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Post Office]] in [[Bent County, Colorado|Bent County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]]. The Fort Lyon Post Office has the [[ZIP Code]] 81038.<ref name=ZIPcode/>


A post office called Fort Lyon was established in 1862.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref> The community was named after [[Nathaniel Lyon]], an officer in the American Civil War.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=28|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=22}}</ref>
A post office called Fort Lyon was established in 1862.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=25 June 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=6 March 2016 |df= }}</ref> The community was named after [[Nathaniel Lyon]], an officer in the American Civil War.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=28|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=22}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==

Revision as of 06:52, 3 January 2017

Fort Lyon, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesBent[1]
Elevation
[1]
3,888 ft (1,185 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
81038
Area code719

Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The Fort Lyon Post Office has the ZIP Code 81038.[2]

A post office called Fort Lyon was established in 1862.[3] The community was named after Nathaniel Lyon, an officer in the American Civil War.[4]

Geography

Fort Lyon is located at 38°05′48″N 103°09′07″W / 38.09667°N 103.15194°W / 38.09667; -103.15194 (38.096741,-103.152008).

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 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. 22.
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