Snyder, Colorado

Snyder, Colorado
Unincorporated community

Location in Morgan County and the state of Colorado

Coordinates: 40°19′43″N 103°35′47″W / 40.32861°N 103.59639°WCoordinates: 40°19′43″N 103°35′47″W / 40.32861°N 103.59639°W
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Morgan County[1]
Elevation[1] 4,203 ft (1,281 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2] 80750
GNIS feature ID 0182931

Snyder is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The Snyder Post Office has the ZIP Code 80750.[2]

Name

The town is named after J.W. Snyder (1837-1922), a pioneer cattleman.[3][4][5]

Geography

Snyder is located at 40°19′43″N 103°35′47″W / 40.32861°N 103.59639°W (40.328749,-103.596439).

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JAVASCRIPT/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. J. Frank Dawson, Place Names of Colorado. Denver: J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co., 1954.
  4. Lewis Atherton, The Cattle Kings. Lincoln: Univ. of Nebraska Press 1972.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=M_58vlaVJUQC&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=j.w.+snyder+cattle+rancher&source=bl&ots=egZu-Qu9q7&sig=PeDYUWy2mAKf3PR0jSNL4qKE6Eo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jOg-VfHTI4zPsAWf4oGoCg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=j.w.%20snyder%20cattle%20rancher&f=false