Villa Grove, Colorado | |
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Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Saguache County[1] |
Established | 1870[2] |
Government | |
• Type | unincorporated town |
Elevation[1] | 7,986 ft (2,434 m) |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code[3] | 81155 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204776 |
Villa Grove is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Villa Grove Post Office has the ZIP Code 81155.[3]
The town of Garibaldi was established by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870.[2] The town served as the southern terminus of the Rio Grande's narrow-gauge Poncha Pass line from 1870 to 1890.[2] The town was named for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi.[2] The Garibaldi Post Office opened on June 13, 1870.[4] The town's name was changed to the less political Villa Grove on January 19, 1872.[4] The spelling of the town's name was changed to Villagrove on October 12, 1894, and back to Villa Grove on July 1, 1950.[4]
Villa Grove is located at (38.248157,-105.948887).
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