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Beshoar, Colorado

Coordinates: 39°00′00″N 102°00′00″W / 39.0000°N 102.0000°W / 39.0000; -102.0000
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Beshoar, Colorado
Beshoar is located in the United States
Beshoar
Beshoar
Location of Beshoar, Colorado.
Beshoar is located in Colorado
Beshoar
Beshoar
Beshoar (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°00′00″N 102°00′00″W / 39.0000°N 102.0000°W / 39.0000; -102.0000[2]
CountryUnited States of America
StateState of Colorado
CountyLas Animas County[1]
Elevation5,922 ft (1,805 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID194730

Beshoar is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates 39°00′00″N 102°00′00″W / 39.0000°N 102.0000°W / 39.0000; -102.0000 at an elevation of 5,922 feet (1,805 m).[2]

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Beshoar, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  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. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ 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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