Wetmore, Colorado
Wetmore, Colorado | |
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 Entering Wetmore from the east, April 2012 | |
  Location in Custer County and the state of Colorado  Wetmore, Colorado (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′17″N 105°05′05″W / 38.23806°N 105.08472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Custer County[1] |
| Elevation | 6,086 ft (1,855 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81253 |
| GNIS feature ID | 192225[1] |
Wetmore is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Custer County, Colorado, United States.
Description
[edit]The Wetmore post office has been in operation since 1881.[3] The community was named after William Wetmore, a first settler.[4] and has the ZIP Code 81253.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wetmore, Colorado
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ 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. 51.
External links
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