Cahone, Colorado

Cahone, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Cahone from the south on U.S. Highway 491
Entering Cahone from the south on U.S. Highway 491
Cahone is located in the United States
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Location of Cahone, Colorado.
Cahone is located in Colorado
Cahone
Cahone
Cahone (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°39′32″N 108°48′28″W / 37.6589°N 108.8079°W / 37.6589; -108.8079 (Cahone, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyDolores[1]
EstablishedAbout 1912[3]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyDolores County[1]
Elevation
[2]
6,680 ft (2,040 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[4]
81320
GNIS pop ID176613

Cahone is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cahone Post Office is 81320.[4]

History

The Ansel Hall Ruin, also known as the Cahone Ruin, was a prehistoric North San Juan pueblo from the 1000–1499 AD period which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1997.[5] The town of Cahone was established about 1912.[3] The town was named by Bert Ballenger, later the town's first postmaster, for a nearby canyon named El Cajón in Spanish, meaning little box.[3] The Cahone Post Office opened on May 21, 1916.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Cahone, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
  4. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  5. ^ National Register of Historic Places in Dolores County, Colorado American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-7.
  6. ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4. LCCN 90-034759.
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