Axial, Colorado

Axial is an extinct town in Moffat County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

A post office called Axial was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1958.[2] The community's central location near the "axis" of mining activity caused the name to be selected.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Axial, Colorado
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. 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. 8.


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