Allison, Colorado
Allison, Colorado | |
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 County Road 329 and the Allison Community Presbyterian Church, August 2019 | |
  Allison  Allison | |
| Coordinates: 37°01′28″N 107°29′17″W / 37.02444°N 107.48806°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | La Plata[1] |
| Elevation | 6,217 ft (1,895 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 204734[1] |
Allison is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[1]
Description
[edit]The Allison, Colorado, post office operated from August 22, 1904, until November 30, 1954.[2] The community was named after Allison Stocker, a government surveyor.[3]
See also
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- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allison, Colorado
- ^ 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 (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. 6.
External links
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Municipalities and communities of La Plata County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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