Alice, Colorado

Alice, Colorado
Ghost town
Signs at the intersection of Fall River and Alice roads in Alice
Signs at the intersection of Fall River and Alice roads in Alice
Alice is located in the United States
Alice
Alice
Location of Alice, Colorado.
Alice is located in Colorado
Alice
Alice
Alice (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°49′06″N 105°38′34″W / 39.8183°N 105.6428°W / 39.8183; -105.6428[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyClear Creek[2]
Government
 • BodyClear Creek County[2]
Elevation
[1]
10,092 ft (3,076 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID181369

Alice is a ghost town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.[1]

History

The Alice post office operated from August 20, 1898, until December 31, 1938.[3][4] The community was named after Alice Taylor, the wife of a mine official.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alice, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ 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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