Belden, Colorado
Belden | |
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 Site of Belden, Colorado, September 2024. This is an aerial view of a dense forest landscape. The forest consists mostly of tall, green coniferous trees. | |
  Belden Location of Belden, Colorado.  Belden Belden (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′32″N 106°23′10″W / 39.52556°N 106.38611°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Eagle[2] |
| Elevation | 9,646 ft (2,940 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| GNIS pop ID | 176127[1] |
Belden is an extinct town located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.
The community was named after D. D. Belden, the proprietor of a local mine.[3] Belden never had a post office.[4]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belden, Colorado
- ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ↑ 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. 9.
- ↑ 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.
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