Bristol, Colorado
Encyclopedia
Bristol is an unincorporated town
in Prowers County
, Colorado
, United States
. The U.S. Post Office
at Holly
(ZIP Code
81047) now serves Bristol postal addresses.
opened on July 1, 1908, and closed on November 2, 1997.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Prowers County
Prowers County, Colorado
Prowers County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is named in honor of John W. Prowers, a leading pioneer in the lower Arkansas valley region. The county population was 14,483 at U.S. Census 2000...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, United States
United States
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. The U.S. Post Office
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
at Holly
Holly, Colorado
Holly is an historic Statutory Town in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, United States, near the Kansas border. Located four miles from the Kansas border at an elevation of , Holly is the least elevated town in Colorado...
(ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
81047) now serves Bristol postal addresses.
History
The town of Bristol was established in 1906. The Bristol Post OfficeUnited States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
opened on July 1, 1908, and closed on November 2, 1997.