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Ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
Ghost town in Colorado, United States
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Abeyta, Colorado |
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 Location of Abeyta, Colorado. 
Abeyta (Colorado) |
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| Coordinates:
37°04′47″N 104°11′11″W / 37.0797°N 104.1864°W [2] |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Las Animas[1] |
| Established | 1914 |
| Government | |
|  • Body | Las Animas County[1] |
| Elevation | 5,725Â ft (1,745Â m) |
| GNIS pop ID | 194941 |
Abeyta is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Originally known as San Isidro, the Abeyta post office operated for a few days in December 1914.[3][4] The community was named after Mrs. Abeyta, the mother of one Casimiro Barela.[5]
The Abeyta townsite is located at 37°04′47″N 104°11′11″W / 37.0797°N 104.1864°W at an elevation of 5,725 feet (1,745 m).[6]
- ^ a b
“Colorado Counties”. Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ a b “Abeyta, Colorado”. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Donald R. Elliott (1999). Doris L. Elliott (ed.). Place Names of Colorado (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Denver Public Library.
- ^ 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. 5.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abeyta, Colorado
