Cahone, Colorado

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Cahone, Colorado
Cahone, Colorado (Colorado)
Cahone, Colorado
Cahone, Colorado
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°39′39″N 108°48′01″W / 37.66083, -108.80028
Country Flag of the United States United States
State Flag of Colorado State of Colorado
County Dolores County
Established About 1912[1]
Government
 - Type unincorporated town
Elevation [2] 6,680 ft (2,036 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP Code 81320[3]

Cahone is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cahone Post Office is 81320.[3]

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[edit] History

The town of Cahone was established about 1912.[1] The Cahone Post Office opened on May 21, 1916.[4] The town was named by Bert Ballenger, the town's first postmaster, for a nearby canyon named El Cajon in Spanish, meaning little box.[1]

[edit] Geography

Cahone is located at 37°39′39″N, 108°48′01″W (37.660858,-108.800354).

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company. 
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b ZIP Code Lookup (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved on September 4, 2007.
  4. ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment, John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4. 

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