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Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
Boyero, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.9365°N 103.2747°W / 38.9365; -103.2747 (Boyero, Colorado).
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLincoln
Elevation4,721 ft (1,439 m)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code80821 (Hugo)
Area code719
FIPS code08-08180
GNIS ID195163

Boyero is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.

History

The Boyero, Colorado, post office operated from March 3, 1902, until July July 20, 1973, when it was converted to a contract post office of the Hugo, Colorado, post office (Zip code 80821).

The community was named for the local cattle industry. "Boyero" means "drover" in the Spanish language.

Geography

Boyero is located at coordinates 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.9365°N 103.2747°W / 38.9365; -103.2747 (Boyero, Colorado).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boyero, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  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. Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  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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