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Cameo, Colorado

Cameo, Colorado
ghost town
The townsite (left side of picture) in 2025
The townsite (left side of picture) in 2025
Cameo is located in the United States
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Location of Cameo, Colorado.
Cameo is located in Colorado
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Cameo (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°08′55″N 108°19′15″W / 39.1486°N 108.3209°W / 39.1486; -108.3209 (Cameo, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyMesa[1]
Elevation
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4,787 ft (1,459 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID174435

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 / 39.1486; -108.3209 (Cameo, Colorado) at an elevation of 4,787 feet (1,459 m).[4]

History

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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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References

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