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No Name, Colorado

No Name, Colorado, is an unincorporated community in Garfield County, located near Interstate 70 along the Colorado River. It was named after No Name Creek and is known for its small population and the No Name Exit on I-70.

Background

No Name, Colorado is an unincorporated community along the Colorado River in Garfield County, less than 60 feet wide. The place is notable mainly for its unusual name — one of many odd place names in the state. It is a small cluster of private land surrounded by the White River National Forest, accessible via the frontage road of Interstate 70 (Exit 119). The name is said to have originated when officials initially called it "No Name" on maps after failing to register a formal name with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Despite its tiny size, "No Name, Colorado" is sometimes referenced in lists of unusual geographic names in the U.S., alongside other famously odd Colorado locales like "Mountain City" (a ghost town) and "Dinosaur" (named for nearby fossil finds).