Axial, Moffat County, Colorado 1890 1958 40.285947 -107.792173 Axial Moffat Colorado USA https://goo.gl/maps/iPM4Criq4MXSSUEo9 Google map for Axial, Colorado An oil and mining town that was booming in the early 20th century. It was near Craig, Colorado. According to the book Place Names in Colorado by John Frank Dawson, the town was so named because it was in the "axis" of local mining endeavors. It's post office first opened in 1890, and closed in 1958. Today it is a ghost town. yes yes