Acequia, Colorado
Acequia, Colorado | |
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  Acequia Location in Douglas County and the state of Colorado  Acequia Acequia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′25″N 105°01′41″W / 39.52361°N 105.02806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Douglas County[1] |
| Elevation | 1,693 m (5,555 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 182621[1] |
Acequia is an unincorporated community located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.[1]
History
[edit]The Acequia post office operated from January 30, 1874, until June 9, 1881, and again from April 22, 1887, until July 14, 1900.[2][3] Acequia is a Spanish word meaning "canal" or "channel",[4] so the name was likely in reference to the nearby High Line Canal.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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 October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. p. 23.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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