Adelaide, Lake County, Colorado
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Adelaide | |
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  Adelaide Location within the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′50″N 106°15′29″W / 39.24722°N 106.25806°WCoordinates: 39°14′50″N 106°15′29″W / 39.24722°N 106.25806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Lake |
| Elevation | 10,833 ft (3,302 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 80461 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 180161[2] |
Adelaide is a mining ghost town in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[3] The site of the former town is located about one mile west of downtown Leadville through Stray Horse Gulch and two-thirds of a mile north of Nugget Gulch.
History
Adelaide was founded c. 1876. Variant names were "Park City" and "Finntown". A post office was in operation at Adelaide in 1878, and closed in 1879.[4]
References
- ^ "Adelaide (historical) - Populated Place Feature (Populated Place) in Lake County". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide, Lake County, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 13 October 1978. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adelaide
- ^ Donald R. Elliott (1999). Doris L. Elliott (ed.). Place Names of Colorado (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Denver Public Library.
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