Abeyta, Colorado

Abeyta
Ghost town
Abeyta is located in the United States
Abeyta
Abeyta
Location of Abeyta, Colorado.
Abeyta is located in Colorado
Abeyta
Abeyta
Abeyta (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°04′47″N 104°11′11″W / 37.0797°N 104.1864°W / 37.0797; -104.1864[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyLas Animas[1]
Elevation
[1]
5,725 ft (1,745 m)

Abeyta is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

History

Originally known as San Isidro, the Abeyta post office operated for a few days in December 1914.[2][3] The community was named after Mrs. Abeyta, the mother of one Casimiro Barela.[4]

Geography

The Abeyta townsite is located at 37°04′47″N 104°11′11″W / 37.0797°N 104.1864°W / 37.0797; -104.1864 (Abeyta) at an elevation of 5,725 feet (1,745 m).[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Abeyta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. ^ Donald R. Elliott (1999). Doris L. Elliott (ed.). Place Names of Colorado (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Denver Public Library.
  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.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abeyta, Colorado


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