Beshoar, Colorado

Beshoar, Colorado
ghost town
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Coordinates: 39.0000°N 102.0000°W / 39.0000; -102.0000[2]
Country	United States of America
State	State of Colorado
County	Las Animas County[1]
Elevation [2]	5,922 ft (1,805 m)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID	194730

Beshoar is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates 39.0000°N 102.0000°W / 39.0000; -102.0000 at an elevation of 5,922 feet (1,805 m).[2]

History

The Beshoar post office operated from January 25, 1901, until June 30, 1903.[3][4] The community was named after Michael Beshoar, a local settler.[5]

See also

• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
  • List of ghost towns in Colorado
  • List of post offices in Colorado
• Outline of Colorado

References

1. "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
2. "Beshoar, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
3. Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
4. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
5. 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. 9.

External links

• State of Colorado
  • History Colorado