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So far, we found very little information about Tungsten. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tungsten to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tungsten, please Contact Us.

Tungsten would have been located within present day Boulder County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tungsten, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Tungsten is described as "Named for the nearby tungsten mines."

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tungsten is 7,990 feet [2,435 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Tungsten is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Tungsten was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Tungsten was located: 303 & 720<5>

Communities Also Named Tungsten ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Tungsten - they are located in Montana, Nevada, North Carolina and Northwest Territories.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tungsten.

Communities near Tungsten ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tungsten.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tungsten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tungsten.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tungsten. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tungsten.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tungsten. See our Newspapers Page for Tungsten.

Adding Tungsten to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tungsten in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tungsten was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Tungsten post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tungsten.

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tungsten, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Boulder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tungsten - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with the 720 area code. New phone numbers in the Tungsten area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303 or 720. As a result, placing a call in the Tungsten area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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