Caddoa, Colorado

Caddoa, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Caddoa (2013)
Caddoa (2013)
Caddoa is located in Colorado
Caddoa
Caddoa
Location within Bent County and Colorado
Caddoa is located in the United States
Caddoa
Caddoa
Caddoa (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°02′52″N 102°57′58″W / 38.0478°N 102.9660°W / 38.0478; -102.9660[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBent
Elevation
[1]
3,881 ft (1,183 m)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81044 (Hasty)[2]
Area code719
FIPS code08-11095 [1]
GNIS ID195550 [1]

Caddoa is an extinct town located in Bent County, Colorado, United States.[1] The community takes its name from nearby Caddoa Creek.[3]

History

The Caddoa post office operated from November 7, 1881, until March 7, 1958.[4][5] The U.S. Post Office at Hasty (ZIP Code 81044) now serves Caddoa postal addresses.[2]

Caddoa District, from the construction of John Martin Reservoir, moved to Caddoa from the Tucumcari District after the Conchas Project finished.[6]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Caddoa, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. ^ 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. 12.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "The History of the Albuquerque District". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Boggsville". coloradoencyclopedia.org. November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Cullum 1940, p. 462.
  10. ^ Hager 2015, p. 2590.

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