Pictou is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.

Pictou, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Pictou in 2018.
Pictou in 2018.
Pictou is located in Colorado
Pictou
Pictou
Pictou is located in the United States
Pictou
Pictou
Coordinates: 37°38′19″N 104°48′49″W / 37.63861°N 104.81361°W / 37.63861; -104.81361
Country United States
StateColorado
CountyHuerfano
Named forPictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elevation1,910 m (6,280 ft)
GNIS feature ID194254[1]

History

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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 Thomas Lowther.[3]

See also

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  Colorado portal

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pictou, Colorado
  2. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 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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