Abeyta, Colorado

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Abeyta, Colorado
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Abeyta
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Abeyta
Abeyta (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°04′47″N104°11′11″W / 37.0797°N 104.1864°W / 37.0797; -104.1864 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Las Animas [2]
Government
 • Body Las Animas County [2]
Elevation
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5,725 ft (1,745 m)
GNIS pop ID 194941

Abeyta is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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History

Originally known as San Isidro, the Abeyta post office operated for a few days in December 1914. [3] [4] The community was named after Mrs. Abeyta, the mother of one Casimiro Barela. [5]

Geography

The Abeyta townsite is located at 37°04′47″N104°11′11″W / 37.0797°N 104.1864°W / 37.0797; -104.1864 (Abeyta) at an elevation of 5,725 feet (1,745 m). [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Abeyta, 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. ↑ Donald R. Elliott (1999). Doris L. Elliott (ed.). Place Names of Colorado (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 1 July 2019– via Denver Public Library.
  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. 5.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abeyta, Colorado


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