Austin, Colorado

Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, United States
38°46′53″N 107°57′04″W / 38.78139°N 107.95111°W / 38.78139; -107.95111Country United StatesState State of ColoradoCountyDelta CountyEstablished1900[1]Elevation5,043 ft (1,537 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code
81410[3]

Austin is a small unincorporated community within the boundaries of the incorporated town of Orchard City in Delta County, Colorado, United States. There is a U.S. Post Office in Austin, the ZIP Code for which is 81410.[3]

Ferganchick Orchard Rock Art Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a prehistoric archaeological site located near Austin. Starting that the beginning of the 1st century, rock art was made at the site by Archaic people, and then Uncompahgre complex and Ute people.[4]

A post office called Austin has been in operation since 1905.[5] The community has the name of Austin E. Miller, an early settler.[6]

Geography

Austin is located at 38°46′53″N 107°57′04″W / 38.78139°N 107.95111°W / 38.78139; -107.95111 (38.781253,-107.950974).

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References

  1. ^ Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  4. ^ National Register of Historic Places in Delta County American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-6.
  5. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  6. ^ 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. 8.

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