Coordinates: 37°01′28″N 107°29′17″W / 37.02444°N 107.48806°W / 37.02444; -107.48806

Allison, Colorado

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Allison, Colorado
Unincorporated community
County Road 329 and the Allison Community Presbyterian Church, August 2019
County Road 329 and the Allison Community Presbyterian Church, August 2019
Allison is located in Colorado
Allison
Allison
Allison is located in the United States
Allison
Allison
Coordinates: 37°01′28″N 107°29′17″W / 37.02444°N 107.48806°W / 37.02444; -107.48806[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesLa Plata[1]
Elevation
[1]
6,217 ft (1,895 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code970
GNIS 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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