Goldfield, Colorado

Goldfield
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Goldfield

Location of Goldfield in Colorado.

Coordinates: 38°43′04″N 105°07′34″W / 38.71778°N 105.12611°W / 38.71778; -105.12611Coordinates: 38°43′04″N 105°07′34″W / 38.71778°N 105.12611°W / 38.71778; -105.12611
Country United States
State Colorado
County Teller
Population (2010)
  Total 49

Goldfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 49.[1]

A post office called Goldfield was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1932.[2] The community was named for a gold mine near the original town site.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data)". mcdc.missouri.edu. Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved 25 Feb 2011.
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. Dawson, John Frank. 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. 24.

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