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(Redirected from Park City, Colorado) Ghost town near Leadville in Lake County, Colorado Not to be confused with Adelaide, Fremont County, Colorado.

Ghost town in Colorado, United States
Adelaide
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Coordinates: 39°14′50″N 106°15′29″W / 39.2472°N 106.2581°W / 39.2472; -106.2581
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyLake
Elevation10,834 ft (3,302 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes80461
GNIS ID180161

Adelaide is an extinct mining town located in Lake County, Colorado, United States. 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.

History

Adelaide was founded in 1876. The Adelaide post office operated from September 27, 1878, until May 12, 1879. Adelaide was also known as Park City and Finntown.

See also

References

  1. "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Adelaide, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. "Adelaide (historical) - Populated Place Feature (Populated Place) in Lake County". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adelaide
  5. 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.
  6. 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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