Villa Grove, Colorado

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Villa Grove, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Villa Grove in winter, December 2012
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Location in Saguache County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°14′53″N105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W / 38.24806; -105.94889
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Saguache County [1]
Established1870 [2]
Elevation
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7,986 ft (2,434 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
81155
GNIS feature ID 0204776

Villa Grove is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Villa Grove Post Office has the ZIP Code 81155. [3]

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History

The town of Garibaldi was established by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870. [2] The town served as the southern terminus of the Rio Grande's narrow-gauge Poncha Pass line from 1870 to 1890. [2] The town was named for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. [2] The Garibaldi Post Office opened on June 13, 1870. [4] The town's name was changed to the less political Villa Grove on January 19, 1872. [4] The spelling of the town's name was changed to Villagrove on October 12, 1894, and back to Villa Grove on July 1, 1950. [4]

Geography

Villa Grove is located at 38°14′53″N105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W / 38.24806; -105.94889 (38.248157,-105.948887).

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN   77-89726.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. Denver, Co.: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN   0-918654-42-4. LCCN   90-034759.

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