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Unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
Pictou, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Pictou in 2018.Pictou in 2018.
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Coordinates: 37°38′19″N 104°48′49″W / 37.63861°N 104.81361°W / 37.63861; -104.81361
Country United States
StateColorado
CountyHuerfano
Named forPictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elevation1,910 m (6,280 ft)
GNIS feature ID194254

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. The community was named after Pictou, Canada, the native home of a mining official Thomas Lowther.

See also

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pictou, Colorado
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 41.

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Municipalities and communities of Huerfano County, Colorado, United States
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