Cahone is an
unincorporated village
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in western
Dolores County
Dolores County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,326. The county seat is Dove Creek.
History
It is thought that the area has been the site of human habitation since at least 2500 ...
,
Colorado
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, United States, about 9 miles southeast of
Dove Creek
Dove Creek is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Dolores County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 635 at the 2020 United States census. The community takes its name from the nearby ...
straddling U.S. Highway 491. There is a
post office
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there, and a large bean farm with storage and processing facility, and also a small bar and grill; but no grocery or automobile service facilities or tourist lodgings, or other businesses or services.
History
The
Ansel Hall Ruin, also known as the Cahone Ruin, was a prehistoric North San Juan pueblo from the 1000–1499 AD period which has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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since 1997.
''National Register of Historic Places in Dolores County, Colorado''
American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-7. The town of Cahone was established about 1912.[ The town was named by Bert Ballenger, later the town's first postmaster, for a nearby canyon named ''El Cajón'' in ]Spanish
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...
, meaning ''little box''.[ The Cahone Post Office opened on May 21, 1916.]
See also
* List of populated places in Colorado
*List of post offices in Colorado
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References
External links
State of Colorado
History Colorado
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Unincorporated communities in Dolores County, Colorado
Unincorporated communities in Colorado