Haybro, Colorado

Haybro
Junction City
Extinct town
Haybro, Colorado vicinity as viewed from County Road 179
Haybro, Colorado vicinity as viewed from County Road 179
Interactive map of Haybro
Coordinates: 39°24′54″N 106°28′41″W / 39.4150°N 106.4781°W / 39.4150; -106.4781
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyRoutt County
Post office openedMay 15, 1918
Post office closedJuly 15, 1951

Haybro (also known as Junction City) is an extinct town in Routt County, Colorado, United States.

History

The Haybro post office operated from May 15, 1918, until July 15, 1951. The community's name is a contraction of the Hayden brothers, proprietors of a local coal mine.

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haybro
  2. ↑ 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.
  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. 26.