Abeyta, Colorado
Abeyta is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]
History
A post office was established at Abeyta in 1914, and closed within that same year.[2] The community was named after Mrs. Abeyta, the mother of one Casimiro Barela.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abeyta, Colorado
- "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 2. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- 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. 5.
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