Bountiful, Colorado

Bountiful, Colorado
unincorporated community
Entering from the south along Highway 285.
Entering from the south along Highway 285.
Bountiful is located in the United States
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Bountiful
Location of Bountiful, Colorado.
Bountiful is located in Colorado
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Bountiful
Bountiful (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°13′45″N 105°58′37″W / 37.2292°N 105.9770°W / 37.2292; -105.9770
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyConejos
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyConejos County
Elevation
7,645 ft (2,330 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID192987

Bountiful is an unincorporated community in Conejos County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

The community is on the Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad, between Romeo to the south and La Jara to the north.

History

The name Bountiful most likely is Mormon in origin. Bountiful has never had a post office.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bountiful, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bountiful, Colorado
  4. ↑ Manassa, Colorado, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967
  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. 10.
  6. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.