Villa Grove, Colorado
Villa Grove, Colorado | |
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 Villa Grove in winter, December 2012 | |
  Location in Saguache County and the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′58″N 105°56′59″W / 38.24944°N 105.94972°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Saguache County[1] |
| Established | 1870[2] |
| Elevation | 7,983 ft (2,433 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[4] | 81155 |
| GNIS feature ID | 204776[3] |
Villa Grove is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Villa Grove Post Office has the ZIP Code 81155.[4]
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.[5] The town's name was changed to the less political Villa Grove on January 19, 1872.[5] The spelling of the town's name was changed to Villagrove on October 12, 1894, and back to Villa Grove on July 1, 1950.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Villa Grove, Colorado
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ a b c Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. Denver, Co.: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4. LCCN 90-034759.
External links
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Municipalities and communities of Saguache County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
