Colorado: The Guide

Colorado Fact #2695

2007-01-21T15:43:00.000-08:00

Kornman was named for Charles Kornman, a local landowner.

Colorado Fact #2694

2007-01-20T17:46:00.000-08:00

Kornman, on U.S. 287 and 385 in Prowers County, was established in about 1908.

Colorado Fact #2693

2007-01-19T17:39:00.000-08:00

Kokomo [koh KOH moh], in Lake County, is named for a town in Indiana.

Colorado Fact #2692

2007-01-18T05:17:00.000-08:00

Koen [KOHN], in Prowers County, was named for Festus B. Koen and his brothers, early settlers.

Colorado Fact #2691

2007-01-17T05:09:00.000-08:00

Knobtop Mountain was named by Roger Tull in 1924, for its shape.

Colorado Fact #2690

2007-01-16T05:44:00.000-08:00

Knobtop Mountain, in Rocky Mountain National Park, on the Continental Divide, has an elevation of 12,731 feet.

Colorado Fact #2689

2007-01-15T05:43:00.000-08:00

Kline was eventually named Marvel.

Colorado Fact #2688

2007-01-14T05:42:00.000-08:00

Kline was named by a Mormon colony that settled the town.

Colorado Fact #2687

2007-01-13T05:42:00.000-08:00

Kline, in La Plata County, was established in 1904.

Colorado Fact #2686

2007-01-12T05:41:00.000-08:00

Kittredge, originally called the Luther Ranch, was to be named Bear Creek by Charles M. Kittredge.

Colorado Fact #2685

2007-01-11T05:40:00.000-08:00

Kittredge, on Colorado 74 in Jefferson County, was established in 1920.

Colorado Fact #2684

2007-01-10T05:39:00.000-08:00

Kit Carson Peak, named for Kit Carson, was previously called Frustum Peak.

Colorado Fact #2683

2007-01-09T05:39:00.000-08:00

Kit Carson Peak, named for Kit Carson, was previously called Haystack Baldy.

Colorado Fact #2682

2007-01-08T05:37:00.000-08:00

Kit Carson Peak, in Saguache County, has an elevation of 14,165 feet.

Colorado Fact #2681

2007-01-07T17:54:00.000-08:00

The original townsite of Kit Carson was on the banks of Sand Creek.

Colorado Fact #2680

2007-01-06T17:52:00.000-08:00

The original townsite of Kit Carson was three miles from the present site.

Colorado Fact #2679

2007-01-05T17:34:00.000-08:00

Kit Carson was named for the famous Western scout, Christopher 'Kit' Carson.

Colorado Fact #2678

2007-01-04T17:28:00.000-08:00

Kit Carson was incorporated in 1931.

Colorado Fact #2677

2007-01-03T17:27:00.000-08:00

Kit Carson [kit KARR son], on U.S. 40 and 287 in Cheyenne County, was established in 1869.

Colorado Fact #2676

2007-01-02T17:24:00.000-08:00

Kirk was founded by A. Nekirk, from which the town's name came.

Colorado Fact #2675

2007-01-01T05:44:00.000-08:00

Kirk, on Colorado 57 in Yuma County, was established in 1882.

Colorado Fact #2552

2006-11-06T18:45:00.000-08:00

Indian Hills, in Jefferson County, was originally intended to be and was founded as a summer resort.

Colorado Fact #2551

2006-11-06T18:44:00.000-08:00

Indian Hills, in Jefferson County, was established in 1925.

Colorado Fact #2550

2006-11-06T18:43:00.000-08:00

There are twelve streams in the State of Colorado called "Indian Creek".

Colorado Fact #2549

2006-11-06T18:42:00.000-08:00

Indian Creek, in Teller County, takes its name from a nearby stream.

Colorado Fact #2548

2006-11-06T18:41:00.000-08:00

Indian Agency, a postal station in La Plata County, takes its name from the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

Colorado Fact #2547

2006-11-06T18:40:00.000-08:00

Indepence Mountain in Summit County has an elevation of 12,614 feet

Colorado Fact #2546

2006-11-06T18:39:00.000-08:00

There are two locations in Colorado called "Independence".

Colorado Fact #2545

2006-11-06T18:38:00.000-08:00

The town of Independence lends its name to Independence Pass, on the Continental Divide.

Colorado Fact #2544

2006-11-06T18:37:00.000-08:00

Independence, on Colorado 82 in Pitkin County, was named so because it was founded on Independence Day in 1879.

Colorado Fact #2543

2006-11-06T18:36:00.001-08:00

John W. Iliff, for whom Iliff was named, gave a large percentage of his estate for the founding of the Iliff School of Theology.

Colorado Fact #2541

2006-11-06T18:36:00.000-08:00

Iliff was incorporated in 1926.

Colorado Fact #2542

2006-11-06T18:35:00.000-08:00

Iliff was named for John W. Iliff, an early cattle rancher.

Colorado Fact #2540

2006-11-06T18:33:00.000-08:00

Iliff [IE lif], on Colorado 138 in Logan County, was established in 1881.

Colorado Fact #2539

2006-11-06T18:32:00.000-08:00

The townland of Ignacio was purchased from the Southern Ute Nation in 1910.

Colorado Fact #2538

2006-11-06T18:31:00.000-08:00

Ignacio is the headquarters of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

Colorado Fact #2537

2006-11-06T18:30:00.000-08:00

Ignacio was named for Chief Ignacio, of the Weminuche Band of the Ute Nation.

Colorado Fact #2536

2006-11-06T18:29:00.000-08:00

Ignacio was incorporated in 1913.

Colorado Fact #2535

2006-11-06T18:28:00.000-08:00

Ignacio [ig NASH ee oh], on Colorado 172, on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, in La Plata County, was established in 1910.

Colorado Fact #2534

2006-11-06T18:27:00.000-08:00

"Idledale" was meant to suggest a life of unhurried living in the mountains.

Colorado Fact #2533

2006-11-06T18:26:00.000-08:00

In 1932 a flood in Bear Creek Canyon all but destroyed the town of Idledale.

Colorado Fact #2532

2006-11-06T18:25:00.000-08:00

Idledale was once called Joyland.

Colorado Fact #2531

2006-11-06T18:24:00.000-08:00

Idledale was first called Starbuck.

Colorado Fact #2530

2006-11-06T18:23:00.000-08:00

Idledale was established by John C. Starbuck, as a guest ranch.

Colorado Fact #2529

2006-11-06T18:22:00.000-08:00

Idledale, in Jefferson County, was established in about 1905.

Colorado Fact #2528

2006-11-06T18:21:00.000-08:00

Idalia was first known as "Friend".

Colorado Fact #2527

2006-11-06T18:20:00.000-08:00

Idalia was named for Mrs. Edaliah Helmick, wife of one of the first settlers.

Colorado Fact #2526

2006-11-06T18:19:00.000-08:00

Idalia [ie DAYL yuh], in Yuma County, was established in 1887.

Colorado Fact #2524

2006-11-06T18:18:00.000-08:00

The origin of Idaho City is idaahe, "enemy". A name given by the Plains Apache to the Comanche. The name was applied to the Idaho Springs region in the 1850s.

Colorado Fact #2523

2006-11-06T18:17:00.000-08:00

Idaho Springs was once known as Idahoe.

Colorado Fact #2522

2006-11-06T18:16:00.000-08:00

Idaho Springs was once known as Idaho City.

Colorado Fact #2521

2006-11-06T18:15:00.000-08:00

Idaho Springs was once known as Idaho.

Colorado Fact #2520

2006-11-06T18:14:00.001-08:00

Idaho Springs was once known as Sacramento City.

Colorado Fact #2519

2006-11-06T18:13:00.000-08:00

Idaho Springs was once known as Jackson's Diggings.

Colorado Fact #2518

2006-11-06T18:12:00.000-08:00

Idaho Springs originated as the camp of George A. Jackson, who discovered gold in the area in 1859.

Colorado Fact #2517

2006-11-06T18:11:00.001-08:00

Idaho Springs is the seat of Clear Creek County.

Colorado Fact #2517

2006-11-06T18:11:00.000-08:00

Idaho Springs is the seat of Clear Creek County.

Colorado Fact #2516

2006-11-06T18:10:00.000-08:00

Idaho Springs was incorporated in 1885.

Colorado Fact #2515

2006-11-06T18:09:00.000-08:00

Idaho Springs, on Clear Creek and U.S. 6 and 40, was established in 1860.

Colorado Fact #2514

2006-11-06T18:08:00.000-08:00

Mount Ida has an elevation of 12,800 feet.

Colorado Fact #2513

2006-11-06T18:07:00.000-08:00

Mount Ida, in Rocky Mountain National Park, was named for Mount Ida near ancient Troy.

Colorado Fact #2512

2006-11-06T18:06:00.000-08:00

Hygiene, in Boulder County, was established in 1861.

Colorado Fact #2511

2006-11-06T18:05:00.000-08:00

Hyannis [hie AN is] Peak, in Pitkin County, has an elevation of 11,602 feet.

Colorado Fact #2510

2006-11-06T18:04:00.000-08:00

Husted [HYOO stud], in El Paso County, was named for a rancher in the area.

Colorado Fact #2509

2006-11-06T18:03:00.000-08:00

Huron Peak, in Chaffee County, has an elevation of 14,005 feet.

Colorado Fact #2508

2006-11-06T18:02:00.000-08:00

A German colony was started in the Wet Mountain Valley, and one of the most productive mines in the area was named the Humboldt Mine.

Colorado Fact #2507

2006-11-06T18:01:00.000-08:00

Humboldt Peak was named for the German explorer and geographer Alexander von Humbldt (1769-1859).

Colorado Fact #2506

2006-11-06T18:00:00.000-08:00

Humboldt Peak is part of the Crestone Group in the Sangre de Crist Range.

Colorado Fact #2505

2006-11-05T17:49:00.000-08:00

Humboldt [HUM bohlt] Peak, in Custer County, has an elevation of 14,064 feet.

Colorado Fact #2504

2006-11-05T17:48:00.000-08:00

Some say the town of Hugo was named for the French novelist, Victor Hugo.

Colorado Fact #2503

2006-11-05T17:47:00.000-08:00

Hugo was supposedly named for a pioneer settler named Richard Hugo.

Colorado Fact #2502

2006-11-05T17:46:00.000-08:00

Hugo is the county seat of Lincoln County.

Colorado Fact #2501

2006-11-05T17:45:00.000-08:00

Hugo, on U.S.40 and 287, was established in 1874.

Colorado Fact #2500

2006-11-05T17:44:00.000-08:00

The Huerfano River was named for the Huerfano Butte, a cone-shaped butte in the river; "Huerfano" is Spanish for "orphan".

Colorado Fact #2499

2006-11-05T17:43:00.000-08:00

Huerfano County was named after the Huerfano River.

Colorado Fact #2498

2006-11-05T17:42:00.000-08:00

Huerfano County is one of the seventeen original divisions of the Colorado Territory.

Colorado Fact #2497

2006-11-05T17:41:00.000-08:00

The county seat of Huerfano County is Walsenburg.

Colorado Fact #2496

2006-11-05T17:40:00.000-08:00

Huerfano County has an area of 1,574 square miles.

Colorado Fact #2495

2006-11-05T17:39:00.000-08:00

Huerfano [WAIR fuh noh] County was established in 1861.

Colorado Fact #2494

2006-11-05T17:38:00.000-08:00

Hudson was named for the Hudson City and Improvement Company of Denver, that owned the townsite.

Colorado Fact #2493

2006-11-05T17:37:00.000-08:00

Hudson was incorporated in 1914.

Colorado Fact #2492

2006-11-05T17:36:00.000-08:00

Hudson, on U.S. 6 in Weld County, was established in 1887.

Colorado Fact #2491

2006-11-05T17:35:00.000-08:00

Hoyt was the original homestead of Mrs. Sidney Davis Hoyt.

Colorado Fact #2490

2006-11-05T17:34:00.000-08:00

Hoyt, in Morgan County, was established in about 1882.

Colorado Fact #2489

2006-11-05T17:33:00.000-08:00

Howardsville, in San Juan County, was named for Lieutenant George W. Howard, who was part of the Baker Party, who visited the area in 1869-1871.

Colorado Fact #2488

2006-11-05T17:32:00.000-08:00

Howard Mountain, on the Continental Divide between Jackson and Grand counties, has an elevation of 12,810 feet.

Colorado Fact #2487

2006-11-05T17:31:00.000-08:00

Howard Creek, in Fremont County, was named for John Howard, a settler.

Colorado Fact #2486

2006-11-05T17:30:00.000-08:00

Howard was named for Howard Creek.

Colorado Fact #2485

2006-11-05T17:29:00.000-08:00

Howard, on U.S. 50 in Fremont County, was established in about 1880.

Colorado Fact #2484

2006-11-05T17:28:00.000-08:00

The townsite of Hot Sulphur Springs was once owned by William N. Byers, founder of the Rocky Mountain News.

Colorado Fact #2483

2006-11-05T17:27:00.000-08:00

Hot Sulphur Springs was named for the hot springs in the area.

Colorado Fact #2482

2006-11-05T17:26:00.000-08:00

Hot Sulphur Springs is the county seat of Grand County.

Colorado Fact #2481

2006-11-05T17:25:00.000-08:00

Hot Sulphur Springs was incorporated in 1903.

Colorado Fact #2480

2006-11-05T17:24:00.000-08:00

Hot Sulphur Springs, on the Colorado River and U.S. 40, was established in 1860.

Colorado Fact #2479

2006-11-05T17:23:00.000-08:00

Hotchkiss was named for Enos Hotchkiss, an early settler.

Colorado Fact #2478

2006-11-05T17:22:00.000-08:00

Hotchkiss was incorporated in 1901.

Colorado Fact #2477

2006-11-05T17:21:00.000-08:00

Hotchkiss, on Colorado 92 and 133 in Delta County, was established in 1881.

Colorado Fact #2476

2006-11-05T17:20:00.000-08:00

Horsetooth Mountain, in Larimer County, has an elevation of 7,255 feet.

Colorado Fact #2475

2006-11-05T17:19:00.000-08:00

Horsetooth Peak, in Rocky Mountain National Park, Boulder County, has an elevation of 10,344 feet.

Colorado Fact #2474

2006-11-05T17:18:00.000-08:00

There are three peaks in Colorado called "Horseshoe Mountain".