Boncarbo, Colorado

Boncarbo, Colorado

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established_date = 1915cite book | last = Eichler | first = Geo. R. | title = Colorado Place Names | publisher = Johnson Publishing Company | date = 1977 | loc = 77-089726 ]
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postal_code = 81024cite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = September 4 | accessyear = 2007]
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Boncarbo is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Boncarbo Post Office is 81024.

History

The town of Boncarbo was established by the American Smelting and Refining Company in 1915. Boncarbo is a corruption of the French "bon carbon", meaning "good coal". The Boncarbo Post Office opened on November 15, 1917.cite book | last = Bauer | first = William H. | coauthors = James L. Ozment, John H. Willard | title = Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989 | publisher = The Colorado Railroad Museum | date = 1990 | loc = 90-34759 | id = ISBN 0-918654-42-4 ] Most of the coal mined at Boncarbo was sent to Cokedale for coking.

Geography

Boncarbo is located at coor dms|37|12|58|N|104|41|44|W|city (37.216249,-104.695587).

ee also

*List of cities and towns in Colorado

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