Breen, Colorado

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Breen, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Breen and the Breen Community Building in August 2019 along Colorado State Highway 140.
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Breen (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°11′33″N108°04′40″W / 37.1925°N 108.0779°W / 37.1925; -108.0779 (Breen, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County La Plata [2]
Tribe Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body La Plata County [2]
Elevation
[1]
7,346 ft (2,239 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
81326
Area code 970
GNIS pop ID 179274

Breen is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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History

The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878. [4] The Breen, Colorado, post office operated from July 19, 1901, until November 30, 1954. [5] The community was named after Dr. Thomas Breen, a local educator. [6]

Geography

Breen is located at coordinates 37°11′33″N108°04′40″W / 37.1925°N 108.0779°W / 37.1925; -108.0779 (Breen, Colorado) . [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Breen, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado . Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. 11.
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