Antlers, Colorado
Antlers is an unincorporated community in Garfield County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]
History
[edit]A post office called Antlers was in operation from 1891 until 1954.[2] The Rifle post office (zip code 81650) now serves Antlers. The community derives its name from the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antlers, Colorado
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 6.
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