Coordinates: 37°23′25″N 107°50′47″W / 37.39028°N 107.84639°W / 37.39028; -107.84639

Trimble, Colorado

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Golf course in Trimble, September 2001

Trimble is an unincorporated community on the Animas River in La Plata County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

History

A post office called Trimble was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1900.[2] The community was named after Frank Trimble, a local cattleman.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trimble
  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. 49.

External links

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37°23′25″N 107°50′47″W / 37.39028°N 107.84639°W / 37.39028; -107.84639