Allison, Colorado

Unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, United States

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
37°01′28″N 107°29′17″W / 37.02444°N 107.48806°W / 37.02444; -107.48806[1]CountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountiesLa Plata[1]Elevation
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6,217 ft (1,895 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code970GNIS feature ID204734[1]

Allison is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[1]

Description

A post office called Allison was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The community was named after Allison Stocker, a government surveyor.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allison, Colorado
  2. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  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. 6.

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