Boncarbo,_Colorado

Boncarbo, Colorado

Boncarbo, Colorado

Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, United States

Boncarbo is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Boncarbo Post Office is 81024.[3]

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History

The town of Boncarbo was established by the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1915.[1] Boncarbo is a corruption of the French bon carbon, meaning good coal.[1] The Boncarbo Post Office opened on November 15, 1917.[4] Most of the coal mined at Boncarbo was sent to Cokedale for coking.[1]

Geography

Boncarbo is located at 37°12′58″N 104°41′44″W (37.216249,-104.695587).

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
  2. [2]
    "Boncarbo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 31, 1981. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
  4. [4]
    Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. Denver, Co.: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4. LCCN 90-034759.
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