Adelaide is an
extinct mining town located in
Lake County,
Colorado, United States.[3] 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 in 1876. The Adelaide post office operated from September 27, 1878, until May 12, 1879.[4][5] Adelaide was also known as
Park City and
Finntown.
^Donald R. Elliott (1999). Doris L. Elliott (ed.).
Place Names of Colorado(PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. p. 3.
Archived(PDF) from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Denver Public Library.