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Alder, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°22′10″N 106°02′22″W / 38.3694°N 106.0395°W / 38.3694; -106.0395
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Alder, Colorado
ghost town
Alder in winter
Alder in winter
Alder is located in the United States
Alder
Alder
Location of Alder, Colorado.
Alder is located in Colorado
Alder
Alder
Alder (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°22′10″N 106°02′22″W / 38.3694°N 106.0395°W / 38.3694; -106.0395[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountySaguache[1]
Elevation
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8,544 ft (2,604 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS ID189960

Alder is an extinct town located in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.[2]

History

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The Alder post office operated from August 29,1881, until November 30, 1927.[3] The community takes its name from nearby Alder Creek.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Alder, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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. 5.
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