Acequia, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
39°31′25″N 105°01′41″W / 39.52361°N 105.02806°W / 39.52361; -105.02806Country United StatesState ColoradoCountyDouglas County[1]Elevation
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1,693 m (5,555 ft)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)GNIS feature ID182621[1]

Acequia is an unincorporated community located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.[1]

History

A post office was in operation at Acequia between 1874 and 1900.[2] Acequia is a Spanish word meaning "canal" or "channel",[3] so the name was likely in reference to the nearby High Line Canal.

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acequia, Colorado
  2. ^ "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. p. 23.
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