Swallows,_Colorado Knowpia

Swallows is an extinct town in Pueblo County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

A post office called Swallows was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1947.^[2] The community was named for the swallows which nested near the original town site.^[3]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swallows, Colorado
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 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.

38°18′08″N 104°51′37″W / 38.30222°N 104.86028°W / 38.30222; -104.86028

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swallows, Colorado

[2] "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

[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. 48.

[1]

[2]

[3]

Summary

References edit