Lycan, Colorado
Lycan, Colorado | |
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Looking east along State Highway 116 in Lycan | |
Lycan Lycan | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′55.05″N 102°12′2.66″W / 37.6152917°N 102.2007389°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Baca |
| Elevation | 3,862 ft (1,177 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81084[2] (Two Buttes) |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-46960 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 196066 [1] |
Lycan is an unincorporated community in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[1] It is located approximately 37 driving miles east-northeast of Springfield.[3] Lycan has also been called Buckeye and Buckeye Crossroads. The community was probably named "Lycan" after the name of its female postmaster.
History
The Lycan postoffice was open from 1913 to 1975. The U.S. Post Office at Two Buttes (ZIP Code 81084) now serves Lycan postal addresses.[2]
Geography
Lycan is located at the junction of Colorado highways 89 and 116.[4] The community is just over five miles from the state border with Kansas.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lycan, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ "Springfield, Colorado to Lycan, Colorado". Google Maps. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "DTD DataAccess - Statistics, Maps and Data - Highways Data". Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ "Co Rd 57, Holly, CO to Lycan, Colorado". Google Maps. Retrieved December 10, 2020.