Abeyta is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The townsite is located at 37°04′47″N 104°11′11″W / 37.0797°N 104.1864°W at an elevation of 5,725 feet (1,745 m).[1]
History
A post office was established at Abeyta in 1914, and closed within that same year.[2] The community was named after Mrs. Abeyta, the mother of one Casimiro Barela.[3]
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abeyta, Colorado
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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