Belden, Colorado

Belden
Ghost town
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.
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 is located in the United States
Belden
Belden
Location of Belden, Colorado.
Belden is located in Colorado
Belden
Belden
Belden (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°31′32″N 106°23′10″W / 39.52556°N 106.38611°W / 39.52556; -106.38611
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyEagle
Elevation
9,646 ft (2,940 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID176127

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. Belden never had a post office.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belden, Colorado
  2. ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.