Dallas, Colorado

Dallas, Colorado
Ghost town
Dallas is located in the United States
Dallas
Dallas
Location of Dallas, Colorado.
Dallas is located in Colorado
Dallas
Dallas
Dallas (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°11′00″N 107°44′41″W / 38.1833°N 107.7448°W / 38.1833; -107.7448 (Dallas, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyOuray[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyOuray County[1]
Elevation
[2]
6,923 ft (2,110 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
Ridgway 81432
Area codes970/748
GNIS place ID188420

Dallas is an extinct town in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. Also known as Dallas City, it lay about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the present town of Ridgway at the confluence of Dallas Creek and the Uncompahgre River. A community named in tribute to the historic town bearing the name Dallas Meadows now exists near its historic location.

History

Dallas was founded in 1880 and named after the former Vice President of the United States, George M. Dallas, and was a stagecoach stop on a toll road which linked Montrose with Ouray. The Dallas, Colorado, post office operated from February 11, 1884, until October 31, 1899.[4] The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad reached Dallas in 1887 and Dallas was incorporated on April 2, 1889. The new town of Ridgway was founded a year later in 1890 and became the prominent town as Dallas slowly disappeared. The Ridgway, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81432) now serves the area.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Dallas, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  4. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
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