Abbeyville, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Abbeyville, Colorado
Settlement Type:Town
Motto:Strive to excellence
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Colorado##Location within the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Gunnison[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:38.7775°N -106.4922°W
Elevation Ft:9932

Abbeyville is an extinct community located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

History

Abbeyville was a mining camp near the Gold Cup Mine,[2] which was discovered around 1880. The camp grew around a smelter which was built on the site in 1881.[3] A post office was established at Abbeyville in 1882, and remained in operation until 1884.[4] By 1887, S.S. Sutton was the only inhabitant of Abbeyville.[5]

Geography

Abbeyville was located at 38.7775°N -106.4922°W at an elevation of .

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Abbeyville has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in was 86F on July 15, 1942, while the coldest temperature recorded was -60F on February 1, 1985. The closest weather station is at the nearby Taylor Park Reservoir, which is where the climate data comes from.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: Gold Cup Republic Mine. Western Mining History. 15 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Revised Colorado Mining Thesaurus. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731145503/https://mountainscholar.org/bitstream/handle/11124/170391/Thesaurus-revised-2015-with-cover.pdf;sequence=1. 31 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Place Names of Colorado . Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies . 1999 . 1 July 2019 . 1 . 27 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027102334/https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/Place_Names_of_Colorado.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Colorado Magazine volume 9 Issue 1. 15 April 2023. historycolorado.org.