Villa Grove, Colorado

Villa Grove, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Villa Grove in winter.
Location in Saguache County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°WCoordinates: 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Saguache County[1]
Established	1870[2]
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 community and a U.S. Post Office located in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Villa Grove Post Office has the ZIP Code 81155.^[3]

History

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]

Geography

Villa Grove is located at 38°14′53″N 105°56′56″W / 38.24806°N 105.94889°W (38.248157,-105.948887).

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. 77-089726: Johnson Publishing Company.
3. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
4. Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. 90-34759: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.