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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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.