Wetmore, Colorado

Wetmore, Colorado
Wetmore, Colorado
Unincorporated community
	Entering Wetmore from the east, April 2012
	Location in Custer County and the state of Colorado Wetmore, Colorado (the United States)
	Coordinates: 38°14′16″N105°05′04″W / 38.23778°N 105.08444°W Coordinates: 38°14′16″N105°05′04″W / 38.23778°N 105.08444°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Custer County
Elevation	6,086 ft (1,855 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	81253
GNIS feature ID	0192225

Last updated July 22, 2022

Wetmore is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Custer County, Colorado, United States.

Description

The Wetmore post office has been in operation since 1881.^[3] The community was named after William Wetmore, a first settler.^[4] and has the ZIP Code 81253.^[2]

Geography

Wetmore is located at 38°14′16″N105°05′04″W / 38.23778°N 105.08444°W / 38.23778; -105.08444 (38.237911,-105.084400).

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References

1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
↑ 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. 51.

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[GR3-1] 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[ZIPcode-2] 1 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 11 July 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. 51.

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