Hesperus, Colorado
Hesperus is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The Hesperus Post Office has the ZIP Code 81326.
Hesperus Baptist Church
A post office called Hesperus has been in operation since 1891. The community takes its name from nearby Hesperus Mountain.
Hesperus Baptist Church
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hesperus, Colorado
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 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. 26.
External links
Media related to Hesperus, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
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