Tercio, Colorado
A view of Tercio from Las Animas County Road 13
Tercio is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]
A post office called Tercio was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1949.[2] The community was the third (Spanish: tercio) mining community established by Colorado Fuel and Iron, hence the name.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tercio, Colorado
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ 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. 48.
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Coordinates: 37°03′07″N 104°59′48″W / 37.05194°N 104.99667°W
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