Brandon, Colorado

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established_title = Established
established_date = late 1887cite book | last = Eichler | first = Geo. R. | title = Colorado Place Names | publisher = Johnson Publishing Company | year = 1977 | loc = 77-089726 ] cite web | url = http://www.kcedf.org/Kiowa%20Cnty%20Fact%20Book.doc | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061023130311/http://www.kcedf.org/Kiowa+Cnty+Fact+Book.doc | archivedate = 2006-10-23 | title = KIOWA COUNTY: THE HIGH PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO | format = MS Word | accessdate = 2007-09-30]
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postal_code = Sheridan Lake CO 81071cite web | date = January 3 2007 | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessmonthday = January 3 | accessyear = 2007]
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Brandon is an unincorporated town in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Sheridan Lake (ZIP Code 81071) now serves Brandon postal addresses.

History

The town of Brandon was established in late 1887. The Brandon Post Office opened on May 19, 1888, and closed on February 28, 1963.cite book | last = Bauer | first = William H. | coauthors = James L. Ozment, John H. Willard | title = Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989 | publisher = The Colorado Railroad Museum | year = 1990 | loc = 90-34759 | id = ISBN 0-918654-42-4 ]

Geography

Brandon is located at coor dms|38|26|49|N|102|26|23|W|city (38.446867,-102.439613).

ee also

*List of cities and towns in Colorado

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