Welcome to Acequia ...

Acequia is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Acequia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acequia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Acequia is 5,550 feet [1,692 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Acequia is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Acequia lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Acequia: (303) & (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Acequia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Acequia - it's located in Idaho.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Acequia.

Communities near Acequia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Acequia.

• Denver
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Denver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
  • Former names for Denver:
  • Auraina
  • Denver City
  • Montana City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>
• Aurora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Lakewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Arvada
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <5>
• Centennial
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <5>
• Castle Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <5>
• Parker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Littleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>
• Englewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>
• Wheat Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
  • Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheat Ridge <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Acequia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acequia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Acequia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acequia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Acequia. See our Newspapers Page for Acequia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acequia ...

Looking for more information about Acequia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Acequia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Acequia.

Adding Acequia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acequia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Acequia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Acequia post office opened in 1874.

We also found Acequia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acequia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Acequia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/