Basalt (US-CO)

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The Town of Basalt is a Statutory Town in Eagle and Pitkin counties in the U.S. state of Colorado.

Basalt was first named Ute Junction, after the Junction it served known at that time as Ute City that served present day Aspen Colorado. Colorado was a territory serving Aspen to Leadville Mining towns, was a well known Railroad Junction, going West and South to Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. Served first by the Midland Railroad, a narrow Gauge Railroad in 1901 bought out by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.

The town was named for the basaltic rock formation on Basalt Mountain, and began as a railroad town. The town was incorporated in 1901.

Postmark Examples

Postcard sent from Watson a now Ghost town Nr Aspen to Nebraska, with Basalt Colorado transit mark en-route to Grand Island Nebraska