Bovina, Colorado

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Bovina, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 39°27′43″N103°56′31″W / 39.46194°N 103.94194°W / 39.46194; -103.94194
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  State of Colorado
County Lincoln County [1]
Settledabout 1886 [2]
Elevation
[3]
5,190 ft (1,582 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80818 [4] (Genoa)
GNIS feature ID 0204818

Bovina is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of Bovina (80818) is held at the Genoa Post Office. [4]

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History

A post office called Bovina was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1955. [5] The community was named for nearby cattle ranches, "Bovina" meaning "cattle" in Spanish. [6]

Geography

Bovina is located at 39°17′8″N103°16′32″W / 39.28556°N 103.27556°W / 39.28556; -103.27556 (39.285589, -103.275624). [7] Bovina is located on the old US 24 highway. Just off Interstate 70 at exit 376, and along the Union Pacific Railroad line between Limon and Burlington. It is located approximately 7 miles E of Genoa and 8 miles W of Arriba. The town is located on an unnamed creek. Recently, homes have been constructed in the town's area.

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References

  1. ↑ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  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. 10.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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