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Boyero, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.93639°N 103.27472°W / 38.93639; -103.27472
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Boyero, Colorado
Boyero is located in Colorado
Boyero
Boyero
Location within Lincoln County and Colorado
Boyero is located in the United States
Boyero
Boyero
Boyero (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.93639°N 103.27472°W / 38.93639; -103.27472
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLincoln
Elevation4,721 ft (1,439 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80821 (Hugo)[2]

Boyero (Spanish: oxherd) is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.

History

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The community was named for the local cattle industry, "Boyero" meaning "bull pen" in Spanish.[3]

A post office called Boyero was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1973.[4] The U.S. Post Office at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) now serves Boyero postal addresses.[2]

Geography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.