Adelaide, Lake County, Colorado

Adelaide, Colorado
Ghost town
Adelaide is located in the United States
Adelaide
Adelaide
Location of Adelaide, Colorado.
Adelaide is located in Colorado
Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°14′50″N 106°15′30″W / 39.24722°N 106.25833°W / 39.24722; -106.25833
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLake
Government
 • BodyLake County
Elevation
10,834 ft (3,302 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes
80461
GNIS feature180161

Adelaide is an extinct mining town located in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The site of the former town is located approximately one mile west of downtown Leadville through Stray Horse Gulch and two-thirds of a mile north of Nugget Gulch.

History

Adelaide was founded in 1876. The Adelaide post office operated from September 27, 1878, until May 12, 1879. Adelaide was also known as Park City and Finntown.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adelaide, Lake County, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Adelaide (historical) - Populated Place Feature (Populated Place) in Lake County". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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 March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Denver Public Library.