Do you know of Scissors ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Scissors. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Scissors.<1>

Our sources for Scissors (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Scissors other than they indicate that Scissors would be found somewhere in Huerfano County, Colorado.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1884 and closed  in 1894.

Communities Also Named Scissors ...

We found one communities that share the name Scissors.

Within Colorado, the name Scissors is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Scissors in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Hidalgo County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Scissors [Hidalgo County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Scissors ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Scissors:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Scissors - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Huerfano County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Huerfano County.