Adelaide is an extinct mining town located in Lake County, Colorado, United States.[3] The site of the former town is located about one mile west of downtown Leadville through Stray Horse Gulch and two-thirds of a mile north of Nugget Gulch.
Adelaide | |
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  Adelaide Location within the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′50″N 106°15′29″W / 39.2472°N 106.2581°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Lake |
| Elevation | 10,833 ft (3,302 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 80461 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 180161[2] |
History
editAdelaide was founded in 1876. The Adelaide post office operated from September 27, 1878, until May 12, 1879.[4][5] Adelaide was also known as Park City and Finntown.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Adelaide (historical) - Populated Place Feature (Populated Place) in Lake County". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide, Lake County, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adelaide
- ^ 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.
- ^ Donald R. Elliott (1999). Doris L. Elliott (ed.). Place Names of Colorado (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Denver Public Library.
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