Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
| Caddoa, Colorado | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Caddoa (2013) | |
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| Coordinates: 38°02′52″N 102°57′58″W / 38.0478°N 102.9660°W / 38.0478; -102.9660 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Bent |
| Elevation | 3,881 ft (1,183 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81044 (Hasty) |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-11095 |
| GNIS ID | 195550 |
Caddoa is an extinct town located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The community takes its name from nearby Caddoa Creek.
History
The Caddoa post office operated from November 7, 1881, until March 7, 1958. The U.S. Post Office at Hasty (ZIP Code 81044) now serves Caddoa postal addresses.
Caddoa District, from the construction of John Martin Reservoir, moved to Caddoa from the Tucumcari District after the Conchas Project finished.
Notable people
- Vena Pointer, Colorado's first female water lawyer and member of the 1933 Caddoa Commission.
- John Wesley Prowers, who operated a stagecoach station at his home in Caddoa.
- James H. Stratton, Brigadier General in the United States Army, who was in charge of the John Martin Reservoir project.
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
- ^ "Caddoa, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- 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. 12.
- 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.
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- "The History of the Albuquerque District". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- "Boggsville". coloradoencyclopedia.org. November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- Cullum 1940, p. 462.
- Hager 2015, p. 2590.
Bibliography
- Cullum, George W. (1940). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume VIII 1930–1940. Chicago: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- Hager, Willi H. (2015). Hydraulicians in the USA 1800–2000. London: Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-1-138-02828-9. OCLC 1055660193.
External links
| Municipalities and communities of Bent County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| County seat: Las Animas | ||
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
