Boyero, Colorado

Boyero, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Boyero, Colorado

Location within the state of Colorado

Coordinates: 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.93639°N 103.27472°W / 38.93639; -103.27472Coordinates: 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.93639°N 103.27472°W / 38.93639; -103.27472
Country  United States
State  State of Colorado
County Lincoln County
Elevation[1] 4,721 ft (1,439 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP Code 80821 (Hugo)[2]

Boyero (Spanish: oxherd) is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) now serves Boyero postal addresses.[2]

A post office called Boyero was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1973.[3] The community was named for the local cattle industry, "Boyero" meaning "bull pen" in Spanish.[4]

Geography

Boyero is located at 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.93639°N 103.27472°W / 38.93639; -103.27472 (38.936446,-103.274746).

See also

References

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  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 10.


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