Fort Lyon
Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Colorado
- Also known as: “Bents New Fort”, “Fort Fauntleroy”, “Fort Lyon, CO”, “Fort Lyon, Colorado”, and “Fort Wise”
- Postal code: 81038
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Lyon National Cemetery and Fort Lyon.
Fort Lyon National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Fort Lyon National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Las Animas in Bent County, Colorado. It encompasses 51.9 acres and as of 2014 had 2,556 interments.
Fort Lyon
Social service facility
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Fort Lyon was composed of two 19th-century military fort complexes in southeastern Colorado. The initial fort, also called Fort Wise, operated from 1860 to 1867.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Las Animas and Boggsville.
Las Animas
Town
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Las Animas is the statutory city that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Bent County, Colorado, United States. Las Animas is situated 4½ miles west of Fort Lyon.
Boggsville
Locality
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Boggsville is an extinct town located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The town was located near the Purgatoire River about 3 miles above the Purgatoire's confluence with the Arkansas River. Boggsville is situated 5 miles southwest of Fort Lyon.
Fort Lyon
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Bent, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.08476° or 38° 5′ 5″ northLongitude
-103.14301° or 103° 8′ 35″ westElevation
3,888 feet (1,185 metres)Open location code
85CR3VM4+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 151692469OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Fort Lyon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “萊昂堡”
- French: “Fort Lyon”
- Irish: “Fort Lyon”
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Highlights include Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site and Bent County Correctional Facility.
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