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Boyero, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°56′34″N 103°16′45″W / 38.9428°N 103.2791°W / 38.9428; -103.2791 (Boyero, Colorado)
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Boyero, Colorado
Boyero is located in the United States
Boyero
Boyero
Location of Boyero, Colorado.
Boyero is located in Colorado
Boyero
Boyero
Boyero (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°56′34″N 103°16′45″W / 38.9428°N 103.2791°W / 38.9428; -103.2791 (Boyero, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States of America
StateState of Colorado
CountyLincoln County[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyLincoln County[1]
Elevation4,721 ft (1,439 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80821 (Hugo)[3]
Area code719
GNIS pop ID195163

Boyero is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.[2]

History

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The Boyero, Colorado, post office operated from March 3, 1902, until July July 20, 1973, when it was converted to a contract post office of the Hugo, Colorado, post office (Zip code 80821).[4]

The community was named for the local cattle industry. "Boyero" means "drover" in the Spanish language.[5]

Geography

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Boyero is located at coordinates 38°56′34″N 103°16′45″W / 38.9428°N 103.2791°W / 38.9428; -103.2791 (Boyero, Colorado) at an elevation of 4,721 feet (1,439 m).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Boyero, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  4. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  5. ^ 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.
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