Acequia, Colorado
Appearance
Acequia, Colorado | |
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Location in Douglas County and the state of Colorado | |
Coordinates: 39°31′25″N 105°01′41″W / 39.52361°N 105.02806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Douglas County[1] |
Elevation | 1,693 m (5,555 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 182621[1] |
Acequia is an unincorporated community located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.[1]
History
[edit]A post office was in operation at Acequia between 1874 and 1900.[2] Acequia is a Spanish word meaning "canal" or "channel",[3] so the name was likely in reference to the nearby High Line Canal.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acequia, Colorado
- ^ "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. p. 23.