Do you know of Nantes ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Nantes. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Nantes.<1>

Our sources for Nantes (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Nantes other than they indicate that Nantes would be found somewhere in Weld County, Colorado.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1888.

Communities Also Named Nantes ...

We found one communities that share the name Nantes.

Within Colorado, the name Nantes is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Nantes in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Nantes.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Nantes ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Nantes:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Nantes - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

More Orphans in  Weld County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Weld County.