Colona, Colorado

Colona is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 30.[1]

A post office called Colona was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] Colona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "colonist".[3]

See also

References

  1. Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 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. 14.

Coordinates: 38°19′30″N 107°46′47″W / 38.32500°N 107.77972°W / 38.32500; -107.77972

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