Cahone, Colorado

Cahone, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Cahone from the south on U.S. Highway 491
Entering Cahone from the south on U.S. Highway 491
Cahone is located in Colorado
Cahone
Cahone
Location within the state of Colorado
Cahone is located in the United States
Cahone
Cahone
Cahone (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°39′32″N 108°48′28″W / 37.65889°N 108.80778°W / 37.65889; -108.80778
Country United States
State State of Colorado
CountyDolores County
EstablishedAbout 1912[1]
Elevation
[2]
6,680 ft (2,040 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81320[3]
GNIS feature ID176613[2]

Cahone is an unincorporated village in western Dolores County, Colorado, United States, about 9 miles southeast of Dove Creek straddling U.S. Highway 491. There is a post office there, and a large bean farm with storage and processing facility, and also a small bar and grill; but no grocery or automobile service facilities or tourist lodgings, or other businesses or services.

History

The Ansel Hall Ruin, also known as the Cahone Ruin, was a prehistoric North San Juan pueblo from the 1000–1499 AD period which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1997.[4] The town of Cahone was established about 1912.[1] The town was named by Bert Ballenger, later the town's first postmaster, for a nearby canyon named El Cajón in Spanish, meaning little box.[1] The Cahone Post Office opened on May 21, 1916.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahone, Colorado
  3. ^ "United States Zip Code" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. ^ National Register of Historic Places in Dolores County, Colorado American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-7.
  5. ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4. LCCN 90-034759.
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