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State of Colorado. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist. Due to incomplete records and legends that are now accepted as fact, no exhaustive list can realistically be produced. __TOC__

Colorado ghost towns

Most Colorado ghost towns were abandoned for the following reasons: *Mining towns were abandoned when the mines closed; many due to the devaluation of silver in 1893. *Mill towns were abandoned when the mining towns they serviced closed. *Farming towns on the eastern plains were often deserted due to rural depopulation. *Coal towns were abandoned when the coal (or the need for it) ran out. *Stage stops were abandoned when the railroad came through. *Rail stops were deserted when the railroad changed routes or abandoned the spurs. Others were abandoned for more unusual reasons. Some were resort towns which never brought in enough tourists. One or two former townsites are now underwater, caused by the creation of reservoirs; a few are covered in mining tailings, as noted below. Of the list below, some involve settlements with visible tangible remains such as structures or cemeteries, while the precise location of others is known only through maps and historic accounts.

Table of Colorado ghost towns

The following is a sortable table of some of the most notable Colorado ghost towns.

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Animas Forks CO.jpg, Abandoned buildings at Animas Forks, Colorado. Ashcroft CO - houses.jpg, Houses along Ashcroft, Colorado's Main Street, 2007. Rawley Mine Commissary $1.00 Token.gif,

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Bonanza, Colorado The Town of Bonanza is a statutory town located in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 17 at the 2020 United States Census. Formerly known as Bonanza City, Bonanza is a largely abandoned former silver mining town ...

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Caribou, Colorado Caribou is a former silver-mining town, now a ghost town near Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. It was named after the Caribou silver mine nearby. The Caribou Ranch Caribou Ranch was a recording studio built by producer ...

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in 2005. Dyerville1.jpg, The remains of an old cabin at Dyersville, Colorado. Eastonville side house.JPG, An abandoned house in Eastonville, Colorado. ArcadeSaloon-EldoraColorado-1898-DPL.jpg, The Arcade Saloon in

Eldora, Colorado Eldora (pronounced el-DOH-ruh), previously known as "Eldorado" then "El-Dora", then Eldora or Camp Eldorado, and still called Happy Valley,Bauer, Carolyn (1987). ''Colorado Ghost Towns: Remnants of Colorado's Mining Days''. American Traveler Press. ...

in 1898. EurekaCO.jpg, Remains of the old ore mill in Eureka, Colorado. Bassick-Mine.jpg, Remains of the Bassick silver mine,

Querida, Colorado Querida (also called Bassick City) is a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado, United States. The town was built to serve the surrounding silver mines, the most important of which was the Bassick mine. ''Querida'' is Spanish for "beloved." Geo ...

. Co goosttown st elmo1.jpg, Saint Elmo, Colorado in 2005.

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