Lobatos, Colorado

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Lobatos
unincorporated community
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Lobatos
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°04′46″N105°56′56″W / 37.07944°N 105.94889°W / 37.07944; -105.94889
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyConejos
Founded1902 (post office)
Named after Spanish for "wolf cubs"
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)

Lobatos is an unincorporated community in Conejos County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1]

History

A post office called Lobatos was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1920. [2] Lobatos is a name derived from Spanish meaning "wolf cubs". [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lobatos, Colorado
  2. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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. 33.

37°04′46″N105°56′56″W / 37.07944°N 105.94889°W / 37.07944; -105.94889

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