Bovina is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 town

Town

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 in Lincoln County

Lincoln County, Colorado

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, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

United States

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. The ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 of Bovina (80818) is held at the Genoa

Genoa, Colorado

Genoa is a Statutory Town located in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The population was 211 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Genoa is located at ....

 Post Office

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.

History

The town of Bovina was established by the Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

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 about 1886. The town used to be a bustling center until the great depression. After that, the town was reduced to a small community. It declined and it became a small unincorporated community consisting of an abandoned motel, abandoned restaurant building, a gas station with mini-market and homes in the area.

Geography

Bovina is located at 39°17′8"N 103°16′32"W (39.285589, -103.275624). Bovina is located on the old US 24 highway. Just off Interstate 70 at exit 376, and along the Union Pacific Railroad line between Limon and Burlington. It is located approximately 7 miles E of Genoa

Genoa, Colorado

Genoa is a Statutory Town located in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The population was 211 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Genoa is located at ....

 and 8 miles W of Arriba

Arriba, Colorado

The Town of Arriba is a Statutory Town located in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Arriba is located at , along Interstate 70....

. The town is located on an unnamed creek. Recently, homes have been constructed in the town's area.

See also

• Lincoln County, Colorado
  Lincoln County, Colorado
  Lincoln County is the tenth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 6,087 at U.S. Census 2000...
  
  
• State of Colorado
  • List of cities and towns in Colorado

External links

• Lincoln County Website