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Haybro, Colorado

Coordinates: 39°24′54″N 106°28′41″W / 39.4150°N 106.4781°W / 39.4150; -106.4781 (Haybro)
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Haybro, Colorado vicinity as viewed from County Road 179

Haybro, (also known as Junction City), is an extinct town in Routt County, Colorado, United States.[1]

History

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The Haybro post office operated from May 15, 1918, until July 15, 1951.[2] The community's name is a contraction of the Hayden brothers, proprietors of a local coal mine.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haybro
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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. 26.
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39°24′54″N 106°28′41″W / 39.4150°N 106.4781°W / 39.4150; -106.4781 (Haybro)