Thatcher, Colorado

Thatcher, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Thatcher from the northeast
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Coordinates: 37°32′45″N104°06′30″W / 37.54583°N 104.10833°W / 37.54583; -104.10833
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Las Animas County
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [1]	81059 (Model)
Area code	719

Thatcher is an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Model (ZIP Code 81059) now serves Thatcher postal addresses. ^[1]

A post office called Thatcher was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1973. ^[2] The community was named after M. D. Thatcher, a local cattleman, after being originally called "Hole-In-The-Rock" after a natural spring discovered in the area. ^[3]

Geography

Thatcher is located at 37°32′45″N104°06′30″W / 37.54583°N 104.10833°W / 37.54583; -104.10833 (37.545830,-104.108330).

Notable residents

• Christine Arguello (born 1955), federal judge

References

1. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 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. 49.