Tyrone, Colorado
Tyrone, Colorado | |
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 Tyrone, looking southwest along U.S. Route 350, with Raton Mesa in the distance | |
  Tyrone Location in Colorado  Tyrone Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°27′15″N 104°12′15″W / 37.45417°N 104.20417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Las Animas County[1] |
| Elevation | 5,541 ft (1,689 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81059 (Model) |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204807 |
Tyrone is an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Model (ZIP Code 81059) now serves Tyrone postal addresses.[2]
A post office called Tyrone was established in 1929, and remained in operation until 1968.[3] The origin of the name Tyrone is obscure.[4]
Geography
[edit]Tyrone is located at 37°27′15″N 104°12′15″W / 37.45417°N 104.20417°W (37.454284,-104.204121).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 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. 50.
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