Ninaview, Colorado

Ninaview, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Ninaview is located in Colorado
Ninaview
Ninaview
Location within Bent County and Colorado
Ninaview is located in the United States
Ninaview
Ninaview
Ninaview (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′52″N 103°14′25″W / 37.64778°N 103.24028°W / 37.64778; -103.24028[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBent
Elevation
[1]
4,433 ft (1,351 m)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81054 (Las Animas)[2]
Area code719
FIPS code08-53670 [1]
GNIS ID195900 [1]

Ninaview is an unincorporated community in Bent County, Colorado, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Ninaview was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1965.[3] The community derives its name from one Nina Jones, the daughter of a local merchant.[4] Donald Alan Johnston restored several buildings in the late 2000s and installed an amateur observatory on the site. Astronomy is favorable here due to low external light sources.

The U.S. Post Office at Las Animas (ZIP Code 81054) now serves Ninaview postal addresses.[2]

Geography

Ninaview is located at 37°38′52″N 103°14′25″W / 37.64778°N 103.24028°W / 37.64778; -103.24028 (37.647675,-103.240414).

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ninaview, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 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. 37.