Cameo, Colorado

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Cameo
Cameo (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°08′55″N108°19′15″W / 39.1486°N 108.3209°W / 39.1486; -108.3209 (Cameo, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Mesa [2]
Elevation
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4,787 ft (1,459 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID 174435

Cameo is an extinct coal mining town located in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located off I-70 Exit 46 at coordinates 39°08′55″N108°19′15″W / 39.1486°N 108.3209°W / 39.1486; -108.3209 (Cameo, Colorado) at an elevation of 4,787 feet (1,459 m). [3]

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History

The Cameo post office operated from December 14, 1907, until February 28, 1969. [4] [5] The community was named for a cameo-like formation near the original town site. [6] The townsite was the location of a coal mine and a coal-fired power plant until both were decommissioned in the early 21st century. The former town is now the location of the Cameo Shooting and Education Complex, established in 2018. [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cameo, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cameo, Colorado
  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.
  5. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. ↑ 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. 12. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. n.d. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  9. ↑ "History". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.


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