Fort Lyon, Colorado Explained

Fort Lyon, Colorado
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label:Fort Lyon
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:38.0967°N -103.1519°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bent
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:3888
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:MST
Utc Offset1:−7
Timezone1 Dst:MDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−6
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:81054[1]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:719
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:204828

Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States.

History

A post office called Fort Lyon was established in 1862.[2] The Fort Lyon Post Office had the ZIP Code 81038, though the zip code for nearby Las Animas (81054) is also used.[1]

The community was named after Nathaniel Lyon, an officer in the American Civil War.[3]

The ghost town of Sheridan, in Logan County, Kansas, became a railhead for westbound freight to the Santa Fe Trail on a 120miles wagon road to the area.[4]

Some German prisoners of war were buried at Fort Lyon and built furniture and worked on local roads.[5]

Geography

Fort Lyon is located at 38.0967°N -103.1519°W (38.096741,-103.152008).

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fort Lyon has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[6]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 15, 2006 . ZIP Code Lookup . . United States Postal Service . December 15, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122200027/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp . November 22, 2010 .
  2. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 22.
  4. Web site: Travel the Trail: Map Timeline 1866-1873 . Santa Fe National Historic Trail . National Park Service . 2020-04-19.
  5. Lloyd, R. Scott, "Wreath-laying honors WWI German prisoners buried at Fort Douglas", Deseret News, November 14, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  6. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=438450&cityname=Fort+Lyon%2C+Colorado%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Fort Lyon, Colorado
  7. Book: Virginia - Google Books . Google Books. 2010-01-05 . 2012-12-04.
  8. Henry, Guy V., "Enoch Steen", Military Record of Army and Civilian Appointments in the United States Army (Volume II), D. Van Nostrand Publisher, New York, New York, 1873, p. 193.
  9. Burdick . Alfred S. . December 1922 . Brigadier General Walter D. McCaw . The American Journal of Clinical Medicine . New York, NY . A. S. Burdick . 859–860 . Google Books.
  10. News: November 28, 1884 . Assistant Surgeon W. D. McCaw . . Kansas City, MO . 5 . Newspapers.com.
  11. Martin, P. 2.
  12. [#sides|Sides, 2006]

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