Cahone, Colorado
Appearance
Cahone, Colorado | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 37°39′39″N 108°48′01″W / 37.66083°N 108.80028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | State of Colorado |
County | Dolores County |
Established | About 1912[1] |
Elevation | 6,680 ft (2,036 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code | 81320[3] |
Cahone is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cahone Post Office is 81320.[3]
History
The town of Cahone was established about 1912.[1] The Cahone Post Office opened on May 21, 1916.[4] The town was named by Bert Ballenger, the town's first postmaster, for a nearby canyon named El Cajón in Spanish, meaning little box.[1]
Ansel Hall Ruin, also known as Cahone Ruin, was a prehistoric North San Juan pueblo from the AD 1000-1499 period and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1997.[5]
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- State of Colorado
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail
- Prehistoric sites of Colorado
References
- ^ a b c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. 77-089726: Johnson Publishing Company.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "United States Zip Code" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. 90-34759: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ National Register of Historic Places in Dolores County, Colorado American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-7.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cahone, Colorado.