Pictou, Colorado
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Pictou, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Pictou in 2018. | |
  Pictou  Pictou | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′19″N 104°48′49″W / 37.63861°N 104.81361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Huerfano |
| Named after | Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Elevation | 1,910 m (6,280 ft) |
| GNIS feature ID | 194254[1] |
Pictou is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.
A post office called Pictou was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1932.[2] The community was named after Pictou, Nova Scotia, the native home of a mining official Thomas Lowther.[3]
