Adelaide, Lake County, Colorado


Adelaide is a mining ghost town in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The site of the former town is located about one mile west of downtown Leadville through Stray Horse Gulch and two-thirds of a mile north of Nugget Gulch.

History

Adelaide was founded ca. 1876. Variant names were "Park City" and "Finntown". A post office was in operation at Adelaide in 1878, and closed in 1879.