Pictou, Colorado

This article is about the unincorporated community in Colorado. For the town in Nova Scotia, see Pictou, Nova Scotia. For other uses, see Pictou (disambiguation).

Pictou is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

Pictou, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Pictou in 2018.
Pictou
Pictou
Coordinates: 37°38′19″N 104°48′49″W / 37.63861°N 104.81361°W / 37.63861; -104.81361Coordinates: 37°38′19″N 104°48′49″W / 37.63861°N 104.81361°W / 37.63861; -104.81361
Country  United States
State Colorado
County Huerfano
Named for Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

History

A post office called Pictou was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1932.[2] The community was named after Pictou, Canada, the native home of a mining official.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pictou, Colorado
  2. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 July 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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