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Nepesta, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°10′08″N 104°08′35″W / 38.16889°N 104.14306°W / 38.16889; -104.14306
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The Rocky Ford Highline Canal at Nepesta. Highway 50 is in the background.

Nepesta is an unincorporated community in Pueblo County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

History

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A post office called Nepesta was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1929.[2] "Rio Nepesta" is a variant name of the nearby Arkansas River.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nepesta, Colorado
  2. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 37.

38°10′08″N 104°08′35″W / 38.16889°N 104.14306°W / 38.16889; -104.14306