Tungsten
Ghost town
Tungsten is located in Colorado
Tungsten
Tungsten
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°58′19″N 105°28′34″W / 39.97194°N 105.47611°W / 39.97194; -105.47611
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBoulder
Elevation
7,995 ft (2,437 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID181150[1]

Tungsten is a ghost town in Boulder County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[2] The former townsite is north of Middle Boulder Creek.

History

A post office called Tungsten was established in 1916, and remained in operation until 1950.[3] The community took its name from a nearby tungsten mine.[4] Facts–such as the population, precise location, and descriptions of the town–are disputed as one frequently quoted book on the subject, Colorado Ghost Towns (1959), is inconsistent with contemporary news reports on the town. In 1916, 600 people are reported to have lived in the town.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Tungsten (historical)o". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tungsten (historical)
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  4. ^ 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. 50.
  5. ^ "Tungsten, Colorado". Western Mining History. Retrieved March 23, 2020.


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