Allison is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[2]
History
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878.[3] The Allison, Colorado, post office operated from August 22, 1904, until November 30, 1954.[4] The community was named after Allison Stocker, a government surveyor.[5] Allison is now served by the Ignacio, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 81137).
See also
- Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
- Southern Ute Indian Reservation
- Ute people
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Allison, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ 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. 6.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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