Axial, Colorado

Axial, Colorado
ghost town
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
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyMoffat
Elevation
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.

History

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

See also

References

  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.