Beshoar, Colorado
Beshoar, Colorado | |
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Beshoar Location of Beshoar, Colorado. Beshoar Beshoar (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′05″N 104°24′24″W / 37.2181°N 104.4066°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Las Animas[1] |
| Elevation | 5,922 ft (1,805 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| GNIS pop ID | 194730 |
Beshoar is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates 37°13′05″N 104°24′24″W / 37.2181°N 104.4066°W at an elevation of 5,922 feet (1,805 m).[2]
History
The Beshoar post office operated from January 25, 1901, until June 30, 1903.[3][4] The community was named after Michael Beshoar, a local settler.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Beshoar, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ 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. 9.
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