Earl, Colorado

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Earl, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Earl
Location of Earl, Colorado.
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Earl
Earl (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°20′00″N104°16′42″W / 37.3333°N 104.2783°W / 37.3333; -104.2783 (Earl, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Las Animas [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Las Animas County [2]
Elevation
[1]
5,686 ft (1,733 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
(Model) 81059
Area code 719
GNIS place ID 194589

Earl is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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History

The Earl, Colorado, post office operated from July 31, 1895, until December 15, 1923. [4] The Model, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81059) now serves the area. [3]

The community most likely bears the name of an early settler. [5]

The Earl School, built in 1909 and apparently a rural schoolhouse, survives and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [6]

Geography

Earl is located in Las Animas County at coordinates 37°20′00″N104°16′42″W / 37.3333°N 104.2783°W / 37.3333; -104.2783 (Earl, Colorado) and elevation 5,686 feet (1,733 m). [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Earl, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  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. 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. 19.
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.


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