Gulnare, Colorado

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Gulnare, Colorado
Abeyton [1]
unincorporated community
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Gulnare
Gulnare (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°19′02″N104°45′07″W / 37.3172°N 104.7519°W / 37.3172; -104.7519 [2]
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Las Animas [3]
Elevation
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6,982 ft (2,128 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS ID 204808

Gulnare (pronounced GUL ner) [1] is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.

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Geography

Gulnare lies southwest of Aguilar and southeast of the Spanish Peaks in the Apishapa River Valley. It is known for The Spanish Peaks Inn, a popular tavern and adjoining RV park. [4]

Name

Originally known as Abeyton, the Abeyton post office operated from March 7, 1884, until August 20, 1890. [5] Residents were promised a new post office, so they sent prospective names in an envelope to the post office's Washington headquarters, but all the names were rejected. The envelope had a drawing of a cow called "Princess of Gulnare". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bright, William (2004). Colorado place names (3rd ed.). Boulder: Johnson Books. ISBN   1555663338.
  2. 1 2 "Gulnare, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gulnare, Colorado". Sangres.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018. There's a couple small businesses in town, the busiest being the Spanish Peaks Inn and RV Park Archived November 13, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
  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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