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Villa Grove, Colorado
Villa Grove in winter, December 2012
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Villa Grove, Colorado is located in Colorado
Villa Grove, Colorado
Villa Grove, Colorado
Location in Colorado
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Saguache County
Established 1870
Elevation
7,983 ft (2,433 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
81155
GNIS feature ID 204776

Villa Grove is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Villa Grove Post Office has the ZIP Code 81155.

History

The town of Garibaldi was established by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870. The town served as the southern terminus of the Rio Grande's narrow-gauge Poncha Pass line from 1870 to 1890. The town was named for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. The Garibaldi Post Office opened on June 13, 1870. The town's name was changed to the less political Villa Grove on January 19, 1872. The spelling of the town's name was changed to Villagrove on October 12, 1894, and back to Villa Grove on July 1, 1950.

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