Wetmore, Colorado

Wetmore, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Wetmore from the east, April 2012
Entering Wetmore from the east, April 2012
Wetmore, Colorado is located in Colorado
Wetmore, Colorado
Location in Custer County and the state of Colorado
Wetmore, Colorado is located in the United States
Wetmore, Colorado
Wetmore, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°14′17″N 105°05′05″W / 38.23806°N 105.08472°W / 38.23806; -105.08472
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyCuster County[1]
Elevation
[1]
6,086 ft (1,855 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
81253
GNIS feature ID192225[1]

Wetmore is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Custer County, Colorado, United States.

Description

The Wetmore post office has been in operation since 1881.[3] The community was named after William Wetmore, a first settler.[4] and has the ZIP Code 81253.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wetmore, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 51.

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