Belden, Colorado

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

The community was named after D. D. Belden, the proprietor of a local mine.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belden, Colorado
  2. 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. 9.

Coordinates: 39°31′32″N 106°23′10″W / 39.52556°N 106.38611°W / 39.52556; -106.38611


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