Adena is an extinct town located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States.
Adena | |
|---|---|
  Adena Location of Adena, Colorado.  Adena Adena (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°24′10″N 104°39′12″W / 37.4028°N 104.6533°W[2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Morgan[1] |
| Elevation | 4,692 ft (1,430 m) |
| GNIS ID | 182997 |
History
editThe Adena post office operated from November 8, 1910, until September 15, 1949.[3][4] The community has the name of Edna Adena, a local resident.[5]
Geography
editThe Adena townsite is located at coordinates 37°24′10″N 104°39′12″W / 37.4028°N 104.6533°W, at an elevation of 4,692 feet (1,430 m).[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Adena, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ 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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