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Axial, Colorado

Coordinates: 40°17′07″N 107°47′31″W / 40.2853°N 107.7920°W / 40.2853; -107.7920
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Axial, Colorado
Axial is located in the United States
Axial
Axial
Location of Axial, Colorado.
Axial is located in Colorado
Axial
Axial
Axial (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°17′07″N 107°47′31″W / 40.2853°N 107.7920°W / 40.2853; -107.7920[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyMoffat[1]
Elevation6,454 ft (1,967 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID171423

Axial is an extinct coal mining town located in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.[2]

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. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Axial, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  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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