Gwillimsville was a settlement at the head of Cherry Creek and six miles east of Monument in northern El Paso County, Colorado. Its settlers were engaged in dairy, ranching, and timber businesses. [1] [2] The Gwillimsville post office operated from April 18, 1878, until September 25, 1890. [3] [2]
Serene, Colorado is an extinct coal mining company town that was owned by the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. Serene was located at the site of the Columbine Mine and had company housing and a coal preparation plant. The Serene post office operated from January 25, 1923, until August 31, 1942. Serene was the site of the Columbine Mine Massacre on November 21, 1927.
Dakan was a short-lived mining town, now a ghost town, in western Douglas County, Colorado, United States, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Dakan post office operated from December 30, 1896, until August 2, 1898.
Alder is an extinct town located in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.
Alice is an unincorporated community located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
Colfax was a short-lived communal farming community in Fremont County, Colorado Territory – now a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado, United States. The town was named after Vice President Schuyler Colfax. The Colfax post office operated from May 2, 1870, until January 16, 1879.
Goldfield is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Goldfield CDP was 63 at the United States Census 2020. The Cripple Creek post office (Zip Code 80813) serves the area.
Adena is an extinct town located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 40.0083°N 103.8866°W at an elevation of 4,692 feet (1,430 m).
Axial is an extinct coal mining town located in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 40.2852°N 107.7919°W at an elevation of 6,454 feet (1,967 m).
Bowen is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The 1911 Colorado Business Directory describes the town as "Coal mining town and station", population 200, on the Colorado and Southern Railway.
Delcarbon is an extinct town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.
Fondis is an unincorporated community in Elbert County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Haybro,, is an extinct town in Routt County, Colorado, United States.
Iola is an extinct town located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.. The community was inundated and destroyed by the creation of Blue Mesa Reservoir.
Eastdale is an extinct town in Costilla County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Jimmy's Camp was a trading post established in 1833. The site is east of present-day Colorado Springs, Colorado on the southeast side of U.S. Route 24 and east of the junction with State Highway 94. Located along Trapper's Trail / Cherokee Trail, it was a rest stop for travelers and was known for its spring. Jimmy Camp was a ranch by 1870 and then a railway station on a spur of the Colorado and Southern Railway. After the ranch was owned by several individuals, it became part of the Banning Lewis Ranch. Now the land is an undeveloped park in Colorado Springs.
Franceville was a coal mining town and railroad post office in eastern El Paso County, Colorado, about five miles from the town of Falcon and twelve miles east of Colorado Springs. The Franceville post office operated from November 2, 1881, until May 14, 1894. The town was located on land owned by Matt France. There were 120 people in the town in 1885.
Bijou Basin was a settlement in northern El Paso County, Colorado near Elbert County, Colorado, where there was a train station. Travelers could also take post road 49. It was located five miles southeast of another early settlement, Sidney.
Edgerton is an extinct town at the confluence of Monument Creek and West Monument Creek eight miles north of present-day Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. and. It was across from Black Forest. The Edgerton post office operated from June 16, 1870, until August 28, 1902.
Husted is an extinct town located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Husted was a settlement on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and located thirteen miles north of Colorado Springs. Residents were involved in ranching and lumber businesses. The Husted post office operated from October 1, 1878, until October 15 1920.
Adelaide is an extinct mining town located in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The site of the former town is located about one mile west of downtown Leadville through Stray Horse Gulch and two-thirds of a mile north of Nugget Gulch.
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