Canfield, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Boulder County, CO, USA

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
Canfield, Colorado
This photograph shows the junction of 119th Street and Jasper Road in the historic Canfield locality east of Lafayette, Colorado, including double-yellow centerlines in the foreground, curbside stop control for east–west traffic, a red fire hydrant at the southeast corner, and single-story brick and frame houses beneath broken morning stratocumulus clouds.
Looking north at the rural intersection of 119th Street and Jasper Road in the Canfield area of unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado, with mature shade trees, ranch homes, and a stop sign at the corner.
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Coordinates: 40°03′13″N 105°04′29″W / 40.0536°N 105.0747°W / 40.0536; -105.0747 (Canfield, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBoulder[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyBoulder County[1]
Elevation
[2]
5,033 ft (1,534 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes303/720/983
GNIS pop ID178599

Canfield is an unincorporated community in Boulder County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[4]

History

The Canfield, Colorado, post office operated from March 28, 1878, until June 15, 1906.[5] The community was named after Isaac Canfield, a businessman in the local coal mining industry.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Canfield, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canfield, Colorado
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
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