Vona, Colorado
Town
Coordinates39°18′10″N 102°44′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[1]Kit Carson
IncorporatedAugust 9, 1919[2]
Area total0.22 sq mi
Area land0.22 sq mi
Area water0.00 sq mi
Area total0.57 km²
Area land0.57 km²
Area water0.00 km²
Unit prefImperial
Elevation4505 ft
Population as of2020
Population total95
Time zoneMST (UTC−7)
Time zone (DST)MDT (UTC−6)
ZIP Code80861
Area code719, 970
FIPS code[3]
GNIS ID195120 [3]

Vona is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.[3] The population was 95 at the 2020 census.[4]

History

Vona was named after Vona, the niece of an attorney from Burlington by the name of Pearl S. King.[5] In 1936, a fire destroyed half of Vona's business district.[6][7]

Geography

Vona is located at 39.302695°N 102.744111°W.[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

Transportation

Interstate 70 passes just south of Vona. The Vona exit from I-70 is exit 412. U.S. Highway 24 runs just north of the interstate, from Seibert through Vona, Stratton and Bethune to Burlington.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
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  4. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Vona town; Colorado". Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Bright, William (2004). Colorado place names. 3rd ed. Boulder: Johnson Books. p. 182. ISBN 1555663338.
  6. ^ "Vona, Colorado". www.thearmchairexplorer.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  7. ^ "Vona - Colorado Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.