Pictou, Colorado

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
Country United States
StateColorado
CountyHuerfano
Named forPictou, 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]

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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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