Alder, Colorado
Alder, Colorado | |
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 Alder in winter | |
  Alder Location of Alder, Colorado.  Alder Alder (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 38°22′10″N 106°02′22″W / 38.36944°N 106.03944°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Saguache[2] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Saguache County[2] |
| Elevation | 8,544 ft (2,604 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| GNIS town ID | 189960[1] |
Alder is an extinct town located in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.
History
The Alder post office operated from August 29, 1881, until November 30, 1927.[3] The community takes its name from nearby Alder Creek.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder, Colorado
- 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ↑ 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. 5.
External links
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Municipalities and communities of Saguache County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Categories:
- 1881 establishments in Colorado
- Former populated places in Saguache County, Colorado
- Geography of Saguache County, Colorado
- Ghost towns in Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Mining communities in Colorado
- Populated places in the United States established in 1881
- United States ghost town stubs
- Colorado geography stubs