Axial, Colorado

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Axial, Colorado
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Axial
Axial (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°17′07″N107°47′31″W / 40.2853°N 107.7920°W / 40.2853; -107.7920 [1]
Country United States of America
State State of Colorado
County Moffat County [2]
Elevation
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6,454 ft (1,967 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID 171423

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

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History

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]

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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.