Leader, Colorado
Hamlet
The community hall in Leader.
The community hall in Leader.
Coordinates: 39°53′58″N 104°03′23″W / 39.89944°N 104.05639°W / 39.89944; -104.05639
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyAdams[1]
Elevation
[1]
4,864 ft (1,483 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID184655

Leader is a populated place in Adams County, Colorado, in the United States.[1] Leader was once the site of a post office, school, and the Leader Community Hall.

Geography

Leader is located at 39°53′58″N 104°03′23″W / 39.89944°N 104.05639°W / 39.89944; -104.05639 (39.8994277,-104.056341667),[1] 12 miles northeast of Byers.[2]

History

Adams County, Colorado, in 1925 showing the location of Leader in central Adams County

The Leader post office began operations in 1910 and ceased operating in 1940.[3]

A chapter of the Colorado Grange was organized in Leader in 1916, founded by area resident J. F. Girardot. The grange in Leader was known as United Farmers #288.[4] In the early years, Leader was noted for its prairie dogs and ground squirrels; the latter were said to be highly destructive to corn, peanut, and bean crops in Leader.[5]

Leader Community Hall was built in the 1940s, and served as a gathering spot for community events,[6] and as a polling site for that part of Adams County.[7][8][9][10] Leader Hall was still being used in the 1970s, with the women forming the Leader Community Hall Ladies auxiliary.[11]

Leader's population was 19 in 1940.[12]

Oil drilling near Leader occurred in the 1950s, with the discovery of what the Brush, Colorado News-Tribune called "major" new oil reserves in the Leader area. Drilling commenced at the 2,000 acres (810 ha) Burkhart Ranch in 1954.[13]

The Leader School, a one-room schoolhouse, operated until 1956, when Adams County's schools were consolidated; students were afterwards bused to Byers, 12 miles to the south in Arapahoe County.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  2. ↑ Elliott, Donald R. (1999). "Place Names of Colorado: A Genealogical & Historical Guide to Colorado Sites" (PDF). Denver Library. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. ↑ Grange, Colorado State (1916). Journal of Proceedings of the ... Annual Session of the Colorado State Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. Vol. 38–43. The Grange. p. 24.
  5. ↑ Entomologist, Colorado Office of State (1910). Circular. pp. 5, 17.
  6. 1 2 Cartwright, Nyla Gair (2018). From the Black Isle to the Bijou. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-387-82370-3.
  7. ↑ "Polling and Registration Places and Registration Committees". Westminster Journal. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. October 1, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  8. ↑ "Legal Notices". Westminster Journal. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. September 21, 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  9. ↑ "Arapahoe and Adams Polling places listed". The Aurora Advocate. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. November 2, 1966. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Here's where you vote Tuesday". Journal-Sentinel. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. November 2, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  11. ↑ "Dairy & Equipment Sale". Greeley Daily Tribune. p. 55. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  12. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 154.
  13. ↑ "Oil Drilling Lively With Dozen New Locations in Morgan County". The Brush News-Tribune. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. August 26, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-10-23.

See also

Derby, Colorado

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