Villa Grove, Colorado | |
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Location in
Saguache County and the state of
Colorado | |
Coordinates: 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Saguache County [1] |
Established | 1870 [2] |
Elevation | 7,986 ft (2,434 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
ZIP code [3] | 81155 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204776 |
Villa Grove is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Villa Grove Post Office has the ZIP Code 81155. [3]
The town of Garibaldi was established by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870. [2] The town served as the southern terminus of the Rio Grande's narrow-gauge Poncha Pass line from 1870 to 1890. [2] The town was named for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. [2] The Garibaldi Post Office opened on June 13, 1870. [4] The town's name was changed to the less political Villa Grove on January 19, 1872. [4] The spelling of the town's name was changed to Villagrove on October 12, 1894, and back to Villa Grove on July 1, 1950. [4]
Villa Grove is located at 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W (38.248157,-105.948887).
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Villa Grove, Colorado | |
---|---|
Location in
Saguache County and the state of
Colorado | |
Coordinates: 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Saguache County [1] |
Established | 1870 [2] |
Elevation | 7,986 ft (2,434 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
ZIP code [3] | 81155 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204776 |
Villa Grove is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Villa Grove Post Office has the ZIP Code 81155. [3]
The town of Garibaldi was established by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870. [2] The town served as the southern terminus of the Rio Grande's narrow-gauge Poncha Pass line from 1870 to 1890. [2] The town was named for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. [2] The Garibaldi Post Office opened on June 13, 1870. [4] The town's name was changed to the less political Villa Grove on January 19, 1872. [4] The spelling of the town's name was changed to Villagrove on October 12, 1894, and back to Villa Grove on July 1, 1950. [4]
Villa Grove is located at 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W (38.248157,-105.948887).
Media related to Villa Grove, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons