Haybro, Colorado

Haybro is an extinct town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The Geographic Names Information System classifies it as a populated place.[1]

Haybro, Colorado vicinity as viewed from County Road 179

Description

A post office called Haybro was established in 1918, and remained in operation until 1951.[2] The community's name is a contraction of the Hayden brothers, proprietors of a local coal mine.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haybro
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 June 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. 26.

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