Delcarbon, Colorado

Delcarbon is an extinct town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.^[1]

History edit

The Delcarbon post office operated from November 20, 1915, until December 31, 1953.^[2] Delcarbon is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the coal".^[3]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delcarbon
^ 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.
^ 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. 17.

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State of Colorado
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37°42′45″N 104°52′37″W / 37.7125°N 104.8769°W / 37.7125; -104.8769 (Delcarbon)

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delcarbon

[CPO-2] 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.

[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. 17.

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Delcarbon, Colorado

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