Ninaview, Colorado
Ninaview, Colorado | |
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Ninaview Location within Bent County and Colorado Ninaview Ninaview (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′52″N 103°14′25″W / 37.64778°N 103.24028°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Bent |
| Elevation | 4,433 ft (1,351 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81054 (Las Animas)[2] |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-53670 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 195900 [1] |
Ninaview is an unincorporated community in Bent County, Colorado, United States.[1]
History
The Ninaview post office was established in Bent County in 1915, moving to Las Animas County prior to 1917 and back to Bent County in 1918, remaining in operation until 1965.[3][4] The community derives its name from Nina Verona Jones, the daughter of the first pair of settlers in the area.[5] Donald Alan Johnston restored several buildings in the late 2000s and installed an amateur observatory on the site. Astronomy is favorable here due to low external light sources.
The U.S. Post Office at Las Animas (ZIP Code 81054) now serves Ninaview postal addresses.[2]
Geography
Ninaview is located at 37°38′52″N 103°14′25″W / 37.64778°N 103.24028°W (37.647675,-103.240414).
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ninaview, 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 January 1, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ Bauer, William; Ozment, James; Willard, James (1990). Colorado's Post Offices 1859-1989. p. 105. ISBN 978-0918654427.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 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. 37.