Cameo, Colorado

Cameo, Colorado
Cameo, Colorado
Ghost town
	Cameo, Colorado
	Coordinates: 39°8′54.96″N 108°19′15.24″W / 39.1486000°N 108.3209000°W
Elevation	1,459 m (4,787 ft)

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°08′55″N 108°19′15″W / 39.1486°N 108.3209°W / 39.1486; -108.3209 (Cameo) at an elevation of 4,787 feet (1,459 m).^[1]

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]

References

^ 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 March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 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.