Boyero, Colorado

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Boyero (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°56′34″N103°16′45″W / 38.9428°N 103.2791°W / 38.9428; -103.2791 (Boyero, Colorado) [1]
Country United States of America
State State of Colorado
County Lincoln County [2]
Government
  Type unincorporated community
  Body Lincoln County [2]
Elevation
[1]
4,721 ft (1,439 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80821 (Hugo) [3]
Area code 719
GNIS pop ID 195163

Boyero is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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History

The Boyero, Colorado, post office operated from March 3, 1902, until July July 20, 1973, when it was converted to a contract post office of the Hugo, Colorado, post office (Zip code 80821). [4]

The community was named for the local cattle industry. "Boyero" means "drover" in the Spanish language. [5]

Geography

Boyero is located at coordinates 38°56′34″N103°16′45″W / 38.9428°N 103.2791°W / 38.9428; -103.2791 (Boyero, Colorado) at an elevation of 4,721 feet (1,439 m). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Boyero, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  3. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.