Welcome to Caddoa ...
So far, we found very little information about Caddoa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Caddoa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caddoa, please Contact Us.
Caddoa would have been located within present day Bent County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Caddoa, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Caddoa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
From Place Names in Colorado,<4> the origin of Caddoa is described as "Named for Caddoa Creek, which was named for a tribe of Indians who wintered there in 1863-64."
While the community is gone, the present day location for Caddoa is 3,880 feet [1,183 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Caddoa is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Caddoa was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Caddoa, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Caddoa still existed, it would have been in the (719) area code.
Communities near Caddoa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caddoa.
- Lamar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
- Las Animas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas
- Las Animas is located in Bent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Animas <6>
- Wiley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <6>
- Hasty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hasty <6>
- McClave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
- McClave is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <6>
- Fort Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
- Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <6>
- Big Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Kornman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
- Kornman is located in Prowers County
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
- Cheraw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Cheraw is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <6>
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 Caddoa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caddoa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caddoa. 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 Caddoa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caddoa. See our Newspapers Page for Caddoa.
Adding Caddoa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Caddoa 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 Caddoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Caddoa post office opened in 1881.
We also found Caddoa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Caddoa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Caddoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Bent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caddoa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |