Boncarbo, Colorado

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Boncarbo, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Boncarbo
Boncarbo (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°13′00″N104°41′42″W / 37.2167°N 104.6950°W / 37.2167; -104.6950 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Las Animas [2]
Established1915 [3]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Las Animas County [2]
Elevation
[1]
6,877 ft (2,096 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81024 [4]
GNIS pop ID 194660

Boncarbo is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of Boncarbo is 81024. [4]

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History

The town of Boncarbo was established by the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1915. [3] Boncarbo is a corruption of the French bon carbon, meaning good coal. [3] The Boncarbo, Colorado, post office operated from November 15, 1917, until August 12, 2017. [5] Most of the coal mined at Boncarbo was sent to Cokedale for coking. [3]

Geography

Boncarbo is located at coordinates 37°13′00″N104°41′42″W / 37.2167°N 104.6950°W / 37.2167; -104.6950 at an elevation of 6,877 feet (2,096 m).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Boncarbo, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN   77-89726.
  4. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
  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.

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