Acequia, Colorado
Acequia, Colorado | |
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Acequia Location of Acequia, Colorado. Acequia Acequia (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′25″N 105°01′41″W / 39.5236°N 105.0280°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Douglas[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Douglas County[1] |
| Elevation | 5,554 ft (1,693 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS pop ID | 182621 |
Acequia is an unincorporated community located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.[3]
History
The Acequia, Colorado Territory, post office operated from January 30, 1874, until June 9, 1881, and again from April 22, 1887, until July 14, 1900.[4][5] Acequia is a Spanish word meaning "canal" or "channel",[6] so the name was likely in reference to the nearby High Line Canal. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.[7]
See also
- Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "Acequia, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acequia, Colorado
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. p. 23.
- ^ Ulysses S. Grant (August 1, 1876). "Proclamation 230—Admission of Colorado into the Union". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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