Nepesta, Colorado

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The Rocky Ford Highline Canal at Nepesta. Highway 50 is in the background. Rocky Ford Highline Canal at Nepesta.JPG
The Rocky Ford Highline Canal at Nepesta. Highway 50 is in the background.

Nepesta is an unincorporated community in Pueblo County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1]

History

A post office called Nepesta was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1929. [2] "Rio Nepesta" is a variant name of the nearby Arkansas River. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nepesta, Colorado
  2. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 37.

38°10′08″N104°08′35″W / 38.16889°N 104.14306°W / 38.16889; -104.14306

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