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Rugby is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

History

A post office called Rugby was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1947. The community was named after Rugby, in England, the native land of a local mining official.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rugby, Colorado
2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
3. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 44.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Trinidad
City	Trinidad
Towns	Aguilar Branson Cokedale Kim Starkville
CDPs	El Moro Hoehne Jansen Lynn Segundo Stonewall Gap Valdez Weston
Unincorporated communities	Barela Boncarbo Delhi Earl Gulnare Model Rugby Thatcher Torres Trinchera Tyrone Villegreen
Ghost towns	Abeyta Berwind Beshoar Bowen Brodhead Delagua Ludlow Madrid Morley Primero Sopris Tercio
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37°28′12″N 104°39′54″W / 37.47000°N 104.66500°W / 37.47000; -104.66500

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