Caddoa, Colorado Explained

Caddoa, Colorado
Pushpin Map:	Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label:	Caddoa
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Coordinates:	38.0478°N -102.966°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Colorado
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Bent
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Timezone:	MST
Utc Offset:	-7
Timezone Dst:	MDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-6
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation Ft:	3881
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Code
Postal Code:	Hasty CO 81044^[2]

Caddoa is an extinct town located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The community takes its name from nearby Caddoa Creek.^[3]

History

The Caddoa post office operated from November 7, 1881, until March 7, 1958.^{[4] [5]} The U.S. Post Office at Hasty (ZIP Code 81044) now serves Caddoa postal addresses.^[2]

Caddoa District, from the construction of John Martin Reservoir, moved to Caddoa from the Tucumcari District after the Conchas Project finished.^[6]

Notable people

• Vena Pointer, Colorado's first female water lawyer and member of the 1933 Caddoa Commission.^[7]
• John Wesley Prowers, who operated a stagecoach station at his home in Caddoa.^[8]
• James H. Stratton, Brigadier General in the United States Army, who was in charge of the John Martin Reservoir project.

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

References

Bibliography

• Book: Cullum, George W. . Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume VIII 1930–1940 . George Washington Cullum . R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press . Chicago . 1940 . 6 October 2015 .
• Book: Hager, Willi H. . Hydraulicians in the USA 1800–2000 . 2015 . Taylor and Francis . London . 978-1-138-02828-9 . 1055660193 .

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. September 12, 2023.
2. Web site: January 3, 2007 . ZIP Code Lookup . . United States Postal Service . January 3, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070903025217/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp . September 3, 2007.
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. 12.
4. 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.
5. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 24 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO . 6 March 2016 .
6. Web site: The History of the Albuquerque District . U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . 17 September 2021.
7. http://digitool.library.colostate.edu///exlibris/dtl/d3_1/apache_media/L2V4bGlicmlzL2R0bC9kM18xL2FwYWNoZV9tZWRpYS8zNDAwODQ=.pdf
8. Web site: Boggsville . November 5, 2015 . coloradoencyclopedia.org . en-US . March 3, 2020.