Canfield, Colorado

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Canfield, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Canfield
Canfield (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°03′13″N105°04′29″W / 40.0536°N 105.0747°W / 40.0536; -105.0747 (Canfield, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Boulder [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Boulder County [2]
Elevation
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5,033 ft (1,534 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes 303/720/983
GNIS pop ID 178599

Canfield is an unincorporated community in Boulder County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [3]

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History

The Canfield, Colorado, post office operated from March 28, 1878, until June 15, 1906. [4] The community was named after Isaac Canfield, a businessman in the local coal mining industry. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Canfield, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canfield, 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. ↑ 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.
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