Tyrone, Colorado

Tyrone, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Tyrone, looking southwest along U.S. Route 350, with Raton Mesa in the distance
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Coordinates: 37°27′15″N104°12′15″W / 37.45417°N 104.20417°W / 37.45417; -104.20417
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Las Animas County [1]
Elevation [1]	5,541 ft (1,689 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]	81059 (Model)
Area code	719
GNIS feature ID	0204807

Tyrone is an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Model (ZIP Code 81059) now serves Tyrone postal addresses. ^[2]

A post office called Tyrone was established in 1929, and remained in operation until 1968. ^[3] The origin of the name Tyrone is obscure. ^[4]

Geography

Tyrone is located at 37°27′15″N104°12′15″W / 37.45417°N 104.20417°W / 37.45417; -104.20417 (37.454284,-104.204121).

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
3. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
4. 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. 50.