Cory, Colorado

Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, United States

38°47′17″N 107°59′08″W / 38.78806°N 107.98556°W / 38.78806; -107.98556Country

United StatesState

State of ColoradoCountyDelta County^[1]Elevation

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5,187 ft (1,581 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[2]

81414

Cory is a small unincorporated community within the boundaries of the incorporated town of Orchard City in Delta County, Colorado, United States. There is a U.S. Post Office in Cory, the ZIP Code for which is 81414.^[2]

A post office called Cory has been in operation since 1895.^[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Cora Hurshman.^[4]

Geography

Cory is located at 38°47′17″N 107°59′08″W / 38.78806°N 107.98556°W / 38.78806; -107.98556 (38.788078,-107.985477).

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 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. 15.