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Axial, Colorado

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Axial, Colorado
ghost town
Axial, Colorado is located in the United States
Axial, Colorado
Axial, Colorado
Location of Axial, Colorado.
Axial, Colorado is located in Colorado
Axial, Colorado
Axial, Colorado
Axial, Colorado (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°17′07″N 107°47′31″W / 40.2853°N 107.7920°W / 40.2853; -107.7920[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyMoffat[2]
Elevation
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6,454 ft (1,967 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID171423

Axial is an extinct coal mining town located in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.[1]

History

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The Axial, Colorado, post office operated from March 6, 1883, until April 30, 1958.[3] The community's central location near the "axis" of mining activity caused the name to be selected.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Axial, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  4. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 8.
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