Austin, Colorado

Austin, Colorado
neighborhood
Austin is located in the United States
Austin
Austin
Location of Austin, Colorado.
Austin is located in Colorado
Austin
Austin
Austin (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°46′52″N 107°57′03″W / 38.7811°N 107.9509°W / 38.7811; -107.9509[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyDelta[1]
Established1900[3]
Elevation
[2]
5,043 ft (1,537 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81410[4]
GNIS ID203944

Austin is a neighborhood within the boundaries of the incorporated Town of Orchard City in Delta County, Colorado, United States. There is a U.S. Post Office in Austin with the ZIP Code 81410.[4]

History

Ferganchick Orchard Rock Art Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a prehistoric archaeological site located near Austin. Starting that the beginning of the 1st century, rock art was made at the site by Archaic people, and then Uncompahgre complex and Ute people.[5]

The Austin, Colorado, post office opened on May 19, 1905.[6] The community has the name of Austin E. Miller, an early settler.[7]

Geography

Austin is located at coordinates 38°46′52″N 107°57′03″W / 38.7811°N 107.9509°W / 38.7811; -107.9509 (Austin, Colorado).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Austin, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
  4. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on 3 September 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  5. ^ National Register of Historic Places in Delta County American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-6.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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. 8.