Alice, Colorado Explained

Official Name:	Alice, Colorado
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Colorado#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Colorado##Location within the United States
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Colorado
Subdivision Type2:	Counties
Subdivision Name2:	Clear Creek^[1]
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Timezone:	MST
Utc Offset:	-7
Timezone Dst:	MDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-6
Coordinates:	39.8183°N -105.6428°W
Elevation M:	3076

Alice is an unincorporated community located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.

History

The Alice post office operated from August 20, 1898, until December 31, 1938.^{[2] [3]} The community was named after Alice Taylor, the wife of a mine official.^[4]

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. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
2. 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.
3. Web site: Place Names of Colorado . Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies . 1999 . 1 July 2019 . 7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027102334/https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/Place_Names_of_Colorado.pdf . 27 October 2017 . dead .
4. 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. 6.