Pryor, Colorado

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Pryor in 2018.

Pryor is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

History[]

A post office called Pryor was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1996.[2] The community was named after Ike and Mack Pryor, local ranchers.[3] There is no census information for Pryor as it has not been counted.

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pryor, Colorado
  2. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ 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. 42.

Coordinates: 37°30′29″N 104°42′51″W / 37.50806°N 104.71417°W / 37.50806; -104.71417


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