Adelaide, Lake County, Colorado
Adelaide is a mining ghost town in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[3] The site of the former town is located about one mile west of downtown Leadville through Stray Horse Gulch and two-thirds of a mile north of Nugget Gulch.
Adelaide | |
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  Adelaide Location within the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′50″N 106°15′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Lake |
| Elevation | 10,833 ft (3,302 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 80461 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 180161[2] |
History
Adelaide was founded ca. 1876. Variant names were "Park City" and "Finntown". A post office was in operation at Adelaide in 1878, and closed in 1879.[4]
References
- "Adelaide (historical) - Populated Place Feature (Populated Place) in Lake County". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Adelaide, Lake County, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 13 October 1978. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adelaide
- "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 3. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| City |  Map of Colorado highlighting Lake County | |
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