Antlers, Colorado

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Antlers, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Antlers
Antlers (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°32′36″N107°43′40″W / 39.5433°N 107.7278°W / 39.5433; -107.7278 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Garfield [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Garfield County [2]
Elevation
[1]
5,387 ft (1,642 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
81650
Area code 970
GNIS pop ID 174052

Antlers is an unincorporated community in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. [1] Antlers is accessible from U.S. Route 6 and is located within Cactus Valley. [3]

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History

Antlers was established in 1887 by the Grass Valley Land and Water Company and a group of english investors. It was platted near the Ives railroad station. The corporation and the investors divided their land into lots and were sold or leased to farmers. In 1910, Antlers had a school, general store, a town park, and other town amenities. The school closed in 1963 and is now privately owned. [4] The Antlers, Colorado, post office operated from July 1, 1891, until April 30, 1954. [5] Rifle, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81650) now serves Antlers. The community derives its name from the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Antlers, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lower Cactus Valley Ditch, CO". TopoQuest. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  4. ↑ Volga German Website, "Antlers," accessed 30 September 2025, https://www.volgagermans.org/who-are-volga-germans/history/immigration/united-states/colorado/antlers.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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. 6.
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