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City-Town- Place Name |
Dates-County-Remarks |
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Barnes | RR Stop 1899 map, Montrose Co. PO 1901-1903 |
Bedrock | Established 1883, Montrose Co. |
Brown prev Colorow now Olathe | Established ~1880, Montrose Co. (Brown PO Established 1883, renamed Olathe 1896) |
Cameville | PO 1882-1890, Gunnison Co. Later Montrose Co. |
Cashin | PO 1898-1905, Montrose Co. PO at Cashin copper mine |
Cedar Creek | RR Stop 1885-1923 map, Montrose Co. PO 1904-1924 |
Cerro aka Cerro Summit | RR Station 1885-1923 map, Montrose Co. (Located near Summit. Some maps show the names combined.) |
Chipeta now Naturita | Established 1881, Gunnison Co. (Name changed 1882) Now in Montrose Co. |
Cimarron | Established ~1875, Montrose Co. PO Established 1883 |
Clines Ranch | Stage Stop, Montrose Co. |
Coke Oven | On 1924 map, Montrose Co. |
Colorow orig Brown PO now Olathe | Established ~1880, Montrose Co. (Brown PO Established 1883, renamed Olathe 1896) |
Coventry | PO 1894-1917, Montrose Co. |
Crystal, Crystal Creek | RR Stop 1885-1924 map, Montrose Co.. |
East Portal | Montrose Co. |
Eva | 1889 PO, Montrose Co. |
Fairview | RR Station on 1895-1899 map, Montrose Co. |
Fort Crawford prev Uncompahgre Cantonment | Military Post Established 1880 RR Stop on 1895 map, Montrose Co. |
Fort Roubidoux see Fort Uncompahgre | Montrose Co. |
Fort Uncompahgre aka Fort Roubidoux | Trading Post 1830-1844 Site now in Montrose Co. |
Hoovers Corner | Montrose Co. |
Horsefly | PO 1886-1915, Montrose Co.
Horsefly was a rural post office that operated from 1886 to 1915. It was located in Montrose County in the Horsefly Creek drainage west of Horsefly Peak (the peak is in Ouray County.) The Horsefly Post Office was about straight south of Montrose in the jog Montrose makes into Ouray County. According to my map, to get into the area today, you would go to Norwood and then follow the Sanborn Park Road northeast into the Uncompahgre National Forest. The area is probably still "inhabited" but the zip code appears to be that of Norwood. |
Hydraulic | PO 1888-1905, Montrose Co. |
Jo Junior see Jojunior | Montrose Co. |
Johnson's Ford | Ext 1880s, Montrose Co. |
Jojunior, Jo Junoir | 1914 PO, Montrose Co. (Never operated?) |
Jones Summit | Montrose Co. |
Los Pinos | PO 1877-1881, Gunnison Co. Site now in Montrose Co. |
Lujane | PO 1905-1910, Montrose Co. (Gunnison River project construction camp) |
Maher | Established 1882, Montrose Co. |
Menoken | PO 1891-1892, Montrose Co. RR Stop 1895-1899 map |
Micheols | 1919 PO, Montrose Co. (Never operated?) |
Montrose | PO Established 1882, Inc 1882, Montrose Co. |
Mountain View | Montrose Co. |
Naturita orig Chipeta | Established 1881, Gunnison Co. Inc 1951, Montrose Co. |
Nucla | Established 1904 Inc 1915, Montrose Co. |
Oak Grove | Montrose Co. |
Olathe orig Brown, Colorow | Established 1881, Gunnison Co. Brown PO Established 1883, renamed Olathe 1896 Inc 1907, Montrose Co. |
Orchard Corner | Montrose Co. |
Ouray Junction | RR Stop 1895 map, Montrose Co. |
Paradox | Established ~1882, Gunnison Co. Now in Montrose Co. |
Paradox Valley | Montrose Co. |
Paxton | PO 1905-1907, Montrose Co. |
Pea Green Corner | Montrose Co. **NEW** Photos and history added (10/2024) |
Piñon | PO 1896-1905, Montrose Co. |
Redvale prev Redlands | Established 1908, Montrose Co. |
River Portal | PO 1906-1910, Montrose Co. |
Roe | Montrose Co. |
Rudolph | 1886 PO, Montrose Co. |
Shenandoah | PO 1892-1896, Montrose Co. |
Sinbad | PO 1914-1933, Montrose Co. |
Sinbad's Valley | Montrose Co. |
Summit aka Cerro Summit | Montrose Co. Located near Cerro. Some maps show Cerro Summit |
Uncompahgre RR Stop was Fort Crawford | PO 1880-1906, Gunnison Co. Later Montrose Co. |
Uncompahgre, Uncapaghre | PO 1875-1877, La Plata Co. Later San Juan then Montrose Co. |
Uranium | PO 1900-1922, Montrose Co. |
Uravan | Established ~1912, Montrose Co. PO 1936-1986 |
Ute | PO 1912-1951, Montrose Co. |
Vancorum | Established 1930, Montrose Co. |
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