# Mitchell, Colorado

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**Mitchell** is a former town in [Eagle County](/source/Eagle_County,_Colorado), [Colorado](/source/Colorado), United States. The [GNIS](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System) classifies it as a populated place.[1]

## History

A post office called Mitchell was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1909.[2] The community was named for George R. Mitchell, a settler.[3]

## References

1. ["Eagle County"](http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=CO&county=Eagle). Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

1. Gannett, Henry (1905). [*The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States*](https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA210). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 210.

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