Cameo, Colorado

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

Cameo
Ghost town
Cameo is located in Colorado
Cameo
Cameo
Coordinates: 39°8′54.96″N 108°19′15.24″W
Elevation
1,459 m (4,787 ft)

History

The Cameo post office operated from December 14, 1907, until February 28, 1969.[2][3] The community was named for a cameo-like formation near the original town site.[4] 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.[5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cameo, Colorado
  2. 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.
  3. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. n.d. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  6. "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  7. "History". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
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