Adena, Colorado Explained

Adena
Settlement Type:	extinct town
Pushpin Map:	Colorado
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Colorado
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation M:	1430
Population Density Km2:	auto

Adena is an extinct town located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 40.0083°N -103.8866°W at an elevation of .

History

The Adena post office operated from November 8, 1910, until September 15, 1949.^{[1] [2]} The community has the name of Edna Adena, a local resident.^[3]

See also

• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
  • List of ghost towns in Colorado
  • List of post offices in Colorado
• Outline of Colorado

External links

• State of Colorado
  • History Colorado

Notes and References

1. Book: Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. William H.. Bauer. James L.. Ozment. John H.. Willard. 1990. Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. Golden, Colorado. 0-918654-42-4.
2. Web site: Place Names of Colorado . Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies . 1999 . 1 July 2019 . 3 . 27 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027102334/https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/Place_Names_of_Colorado.pdf . dead .
3. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. 1954. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 5.