Boyero, Colorado
Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, United States
38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.93639°N 103.27472°W / 38.93639; -103.27472![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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80821 (Hugo)[2]
Boyero (Spanish: oxherd) is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Hugo (ZIP Code 80821) now serves Boyero postal addresses.[2]
A post office called Boyero was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1973.[3] The community was named for the local cattle industry, "Boyero" meaning "bull pen" in Spanish.[4]
Geography
Boyero is located at 38°56′11″N 103°16′29″W / 38.93639°N 103.27472°W / 38.93639; -103.27472 (38.936446,-103.274746).
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- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 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. 10.