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The location of the State of Colorado in the United States. This is a list of some notable ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. A ghost town is a former community that now has no year-round residents or less than 1% of its peak population. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist.
Saint Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. [2] Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Buena Vista and sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet (3,036 m). Nearly 2,000 people settled in this town when mining for gold and silver started.
175564. Crystal (also known as Crystal City) is a ghost town on the upper Crystal River in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. It is located in the Elk Mountains along a four-wheel-drive road 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Marble and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Crested Butte. Crystal was a mining camp established in 1881 and after several ...
Manhattan, Colorado. Manhattan is a ghost town located 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Rustic in Larimer County, Colorado, United States [1] at an elevation of 8,474 feet (2,583 m). [2] It became a mining town after discovery of gold in the area in September 1886. The area was difficult to mine and produced small quantities of gold, and the ...
Kokomo is a silver- and gold-mining ghost town in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. Before being depopulated in the 1960s, Kokomo was at its height home to over 10,000 people. History. The community took its name from nearby Kokomo Gulch which was named after Kokomo, Indiana.
Ashcroft is an extinct mining town located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The silver mining camp was founded as Castle Forks City in the spring of 1880. A post office named Ashcroft operated at the site from August 12, 1880, until August 5, 1881, when the name was changed to Chloride. The Chloride post office operated until January ...
Ludlow, Colorado. / 37.33333°N 104.58306°W / 37.33333; -104.58306. Ludlow is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. It was the site of the Ludlow Massacre –part of the Colorado Coalfield War –in 1914. The town site is located at the entrance to a canyon in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Gillett, Colorado. / 38.7819; -105.1228 ( Gillett) Gillett (sometimes misspelled Gillette [1]) is a ghost town located near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado, United States. [2] The town underwent two name changes, first becoming known as West Beaver Park, then as Cripple City, and finally being named after W.K. Gillett, a railroad man.
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