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Cameo, Colorado | |
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  Cameo Location of Cameo, Colorado.  Cameo Cameo (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′55″N 108°19′15″W / 39.1486°N 108.3209°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Mesa[1] |
| Elevation | 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″N 108°19′15″W / 39.1486°N 108.3209°W at an elevation of 4,787 feet (1,459 m).[4]
History
[edit]The Cameo post office operated from December 14, 1907, until February 28, 1969.[5][6] The community was named for a cameo-like formation near the original town site.[7] 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.[8][9][10]
See also
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- List of ghost towns in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Cameo, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cameo, Colorado
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. n.d. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "History". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
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