Rugby is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]
History
editA post office called Rugby was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1947.[2] The community was named after Rugby, in England, the native land of a local mining official.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rugby, Colorado
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 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. 44.
37°28′12″N 104°39′54″W / 37.47000°N 104.66500°W
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