Tiger, Colorado Explained

Tiger
Settlement Type:Mining ghost town
Pushpin Map:USA Colorado
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Colorado
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:9669
Coordinates:39.5228°N -105.9622°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:80424 [1]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:203919[2]

Tiger is an extinct town in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

A post office called Tiger was established in 1919, and remained in operation until 1940.[3] The community took its name from the Royal Tiger Mines Company.[4] The town site was destroyed before 1995 by the Forest Service in order to be used as a snowmobile track.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tiger, (historical) in Summit County CO. CO HomeTownLocator. 16 March 2020.
  2. 203917 . Tiger, Colorado. 1 March 1995. 10 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 July 2016.
  4. 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. 49.