Tarryall, Colorado

Town in Colorado, United States
39°07′19″N 105°28′32″W / 39.12194°N 105.47556°W / 39.12194; -105.47556Country United StatesState ColoradoCountiesParkFounded1896Elevation8,714 ft (2,656 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code[2]
80827 (Lake George)
GNIS feature ID183832[1]

Tarryall is an unincorporated town eastern Park County, Colorado, United States. The town is located on Tarryall Creek in the eastern edge of the South Park, between Lake George and Jefferson.

History

Puma City, 1898

The town was founded in 1896 as Puma City, in response to mineral discoveries in the area. Within its first year, it reached a peak population of about a thousand residents. The Tarryall Post Office soon opened to serve the town. The population dwindled as the mineral discoveries proved to be much smaller than first thought. In the 1900s, the town took the name of its post office, Tarryall.[3] Only a handful of residents remain.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tarryall, Colorado
  2. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  3. ^ Robert L. Brown, 2003, Ghost towns of the Colorado Rockies, Caxton Press, ISBN 0-87004-342-0, p.286-290

External links

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  • GhostTowns.com: Tarryall (Puma City)
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