Belden, Colorado

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Belden is an extinct town located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 39°31′32″N106°23′10″W / 39.5255°N 106.3861°W / 39.5255; -106.3861 (Belden) at an elevation of 9,646 feet (2,940 m). [1]

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The community was named after D. D. Belden, the proprietor of a local mine. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belden, Colorado
  2. 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.