Boyero, Colorado
Boyero (Spanish: oxherd) is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.
History
The community was named for the local cattle industry, "Boyero" meaning "bull pen" in Spanish.
A post office called Boyero was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1973. The U.S. Post Office at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) now serves Boyero postal addresses.
Geography
Boyero is located at 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.93639°N 103.27472°W (38.936446,-103.274746).
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boyero, Colorado.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
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