Mitchell, Colorado

{{Short description|Former town in Eagle County, CO, USA}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} 250px|thumb|The site of Mitchell, Colorado

'''Mitchell''' is a former town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.<ref>{{GNIS|179560}}</ref>

==History== A post office called Mitchell was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1909.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=CO&county=Eagle | title=Eagle County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> The community was named for George R. Mitchell, a settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA210|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=210}}</ref>

==See also== {{portal-inline|Colorado}}

==References== {{reflist|22em}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline|Mitchell, Colorado}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Eagle County, Colorado Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado