Cameo, Colorado
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Cameo, Colorado | |
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 The townsite (left side of picture) in 2025 | |
  Cameo Location of Cameo, Colorado.  Cameo Cameo (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′55″N 108°19′15″W / 39.1486°N 108.3209°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Mesa[2] |
| Elevation | 4,787 ft (1,459 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| GNIS pop ID | 174435 |
Cameo is an extinct coal mining town located in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located off I-70 Exit 46 at coordinates 39°08′55″N 108°19′15″W / 39.1486°N 108.3209°W at an elevation of 4,787 feet (1,459 m).[3]
The Cameo post office operated from December 14, 1907, until February 28, 1969.[4][5] The community was named for a cameo-like formation near the original town site.[6] 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.[7][8][9]
