Buffalo Creek, Colorado
{{short description|An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.}}
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Buffalo Creek is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Buffalo Creek Post Office is 80425.
History
The town of Buffalo Creek was established about 1877 along the stream of the same name. The Buffalo Creek, Colorado, post office operated from August 16, 1878, until September 13, 1963.{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}} The town has been destroyed by fire several times.
The Colorado Trail is approximately 5 miles from Buffalo Creek. It is open for hiking, biking and camping. The Pike National Forest runs through Buffalo Creek where the elevation is 6500 to 6700 ft.
Geography
See also
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
- Outline of Colorado
References
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External links
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- [https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
- [https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Colorado