Aroya, Colorado
38°51′15″N 103°07′32″W / 38.8542°N 103.1255°W
Aroya, Colorado
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ZIP code | 80862 (Wild Horse)[2] |
Area code | 719 |
GNIS feature ID | 195190 |
Aroya is a small, rural,
The Post Office at Wild Horse (ZIP Code 80862) serves Aroya postal addresses.[2] Aroya has an airfield (Maurer, altitude 4616 ft, inactive), a railroad (Union Pacific Railroad), and a cemetery (Aroya Cemetery[6]) within a one-mile radius.[7] Aroya also has an old one-room schoolhouse that was in use until the early 1960s.[8]
The JOD Ranch nearby (named for Joseph Ottmar Dostal, initials J. O. D.) was founded in 1883,
Carl "Bev" Bledsoe, Colorado's longest serving Speaker of the State House of Representatives, was born in Aroya in 1923.
References
- ^ USGS. January 1, 1964.
- ^ a b "Aroya, CO". ZIP Code Lookup. United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ "Aroya". PlaceNames.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "Aroyo, CO - Colorado Historical Markers". Waymarking.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- USGS. October 13, 1978.
- USGS. August 31, 1992.
- ^ "Aroya - Cheyenne County, CO". Topographic Maps. Trails.com. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ "Old Aroya School". Panoramio. September 6, 2010. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Sign at an entrance to the J.O.D. Ranch located at State Highway 94 and County Road 2. 2011-02-12.
- ^ Terry K. Blevins (April 1986). "JOD Brand Keeps Memory Alive". Our Journey. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010.
- ^ farní úřad: Rychnov nad Kněžnou, sign. 142-12. Zámrsk Regional Archives. 1842. p. 166.
- ^ Conversation with a long-time ranch hand of the JOD Ranch, who also said Bill Maurer used the airplane to travel to Kansas City. 2011-07-03.