Caddoa,_Colorado

Caddoa, Colorado

Caddoa, Colorado

Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, United States


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

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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]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. September 12, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 12.
  4. Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  5. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. "The History of the Albuquerque District". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. "Boggsville". coloradoencyclopedia.org. November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. Cullum 1940, p. 462.
  9. Hager 2015, p. 2590.

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