Pictou, Colorado Explained

Pictou, Colorado
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label:Pictou
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Name2:Huerfano
Established Title:Established
Established Date1:1889
Elevation Ft:6280
Named For:Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:194254

Pictou is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.

History

A post office called Pictou was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1932.[1] The community was named after Pictou, Canada, the native home of a mining official Thomas Lowther.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 July 2016.
  2. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 41.