Acequia, Colorado

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Acequia, Colorado
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Acequia
Location in Douglas County and the state of Colorado
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Acequia
Acequia (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°31′25″N105°01′41″W / 39.52361°N 105.02806°W / 39.52361; -105.02806 Coordinates: 39°31′25″N105°01′41″W / 39.52361°N 105.02806°W / 39.52361; -105.02806
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Douglas County [1]
Elevation
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5,558 ft (1,694 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID 0182621

Acequia is an unincorporated community located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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History

A post office was in operation at Acequia between 1874 and 1900. [2] Acequia is a Spanish word meaning "canal" or "channel", [3] so the name was likely in reference to the nearby High Line Canal.

Geography

Acequia is located at 39°31′25″N105°01′41″W / 39.52361°N 105.02806°W / 39.52361; -105.02806 (39.5235994,-105.0280398). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acequia, Colorado
  2. "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. p. 23.