Tioga, Colorado

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Tioga in 2018; no standing structures remain, only foundations.

Tioga is an extinct town in Huerfano County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

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A post office called Tioga was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] Tioga is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "where it forks". [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tioga
  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.
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