Allison, Colorado
Allison, Colorado | |
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County Road 329 and the Allison Community Presbyterian Church, August 2019 | |
Allison Location of Allison, Colorado. Allison Allison (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°01′28″N 107°29′17″W / 37.0244°N 107.4881°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | La Plata[1] |
| Tribe | Southern Ute Indian Tribe |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | La Plata County[1] |
| Elevation | 6,217 ft (1,895 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS pop ID | 204734 |
Allison is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[2]
History
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878.[3] The Allison, Colorado, post office operated from August 22, 1904, until November 30, 1954.[4] The community was named after Allison Stocker, a government surveyor.[5] Allison is now served by the Ignacio, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81137).
See also
- Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
- Southern Ute Indian Reservation
- Ute people
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Allison, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 6.
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