Nathrop, Colorado

Nathrop, Colorado
Nathrop, Colorado
MDT)
ZIP Code	81236
Area code	719
GNIS feature	Nathrop CDP

Nathrop is an

ZIP code 81236.^[4]

History

Nathrop was named for Charles Nachtrieb, owner of the townsite.

Union Pacific

, present-day owner of the line, may reach an agreement to reopen it.

Geography

The Nathrop CDP has an area of 463 acres (1.873 km²), all land.[1]

Ruby Mountain

Ruby Mountain is a

spessartite garnet crystals are found throughout the outcropping. Small pebbles of black obsidian referred to as "Apache tears" by collectors can also be found in the talus rock at the base of the cliffs.^[6]

Demographics

The

United States Census 2020

.

Nathrop CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2020	288	—
Source: United States Census Bureau

Attractions

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Nathrop CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ 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. 36.
^ "Salida Colorado Rockhounding and Mineral Collecting in the rocky mountains".

External links

[CO_CDP_2020-1] "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

[GR3-2] "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[Census_2020-3] United States Census Bureau. "Nathrop CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[ZIPcode-4] "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[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. 36.

[6] "Salida Colorado Rockhounding and Mineral Collecting in the rocky mountains".

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County seat: Salida
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Towns	Buena Vista Poncha Springs
CDPs	Garfield Johnson Village Maysville Nathrop Smeltertown
Unincorporated communities	Alpine Browns Canon Granite Monarch St. Elmo Winfield
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