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The 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. |
This is a list of more than 3,400 currently or formerly inhabited places in the U.S. State of Colorado sorted by county.[1][2]
For additional information, please see the following:
- 210 census-designated places – List of census-designated places in Colorado[3]
- 64 counties – List of counties in Colorado[4]
- 64 county seats – List of county seats in Colorado[4][5][2]
- more than 36 forts – List of forts in Colorado[5][2]
- more than 1,500 ghost towns – List of ghost towns in Colorado[5][2]
- more than 1,500 historic places – List of National Register of Historic Places in Colorado[6][5][2]
- 9 military bases – List of military installations in Colorado[5][2]
- 273 municipalities – List of municipalities in Colorado[7][8][5][2]
- 2 Native American reservations – List of Native American reservations in Colorado[5][2]
- more than 400 post offices – List of post offices in Colorado[9][10][5][2]
Select a Colorado county:
Adams • Alamosa • Arapahoe • Archuleta • Baca • Bent • Boulder • Broomfield • Chaffee • Cheyenne • Clear Creek • Conejos • Costilla • Crowley • Custer • Delta • Denver • Dolores • Douglas • Eagle • El Paso • Elbert • Fremont • Garfield • Gilpin • Grand • Gunnison • Hinsdale • Huerfano • Jackson • Jefferson • Kiowa • Kit Carson • La Plata • Lake • Larimer • Las Animas • Lincoln • Logan • Mesa • Mineral • Moffat • Montezuma • Montrose • Morgan • Otero • Ouray • Park • Phillips • Pitkin • Prowers • Pueblo • Rio Blanco • Rio Grande • Routt • Saguache • San Juan • San Miguel • Sedgwick • Summit • Teller • Washington • Weld • Yuma |
Ouray County
Park County
Phillips County
Place | Type | ZIP code | Coordinates |
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Amherst | census-designated place | 80721 | 40°40′59″N 102°10′21″W / 40.68306°N 102.17250°W |
Emerson | former post office | NA | NA |
Haxtum | see Haxtun | ||
Haxtun | statutory town | 80731 | 40°38′28″N 102°37′37″W / 40.64111°N 102.62694°W |
Holyoke[d] | home rule city | 80734 | 40°35′04″N 102°18′09″W / 40.58444°N 102.30250°W |
Paoli | statutory town | 80746 | 40°36′44″N 102°28′22″W / 40.61222°N 102.47278°W |
Starr | former post office | NA | NA |
Wakeman | former post office | NA | NA |
Pitkin County
Prowers County
Pueblo County
Rio Blanco County
Rio Grande County
Routt County
Saguache County
San Juan County
San Miguel County
Sedgwick County
Place | Type | ZIP code | Coordinates |
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Camp Rankin | see Fort Sedgwick | ||
Denver Junction | see Julesburg | ||
Flora | former post office | NA | NA |
Fort Julesburg[14] | historic trading post | 80744 | 40°56′35″N 102°21′30″W / 40.94306°N 102.35833°W |
Fort Ranking | see Fort Sedgwick | ||
Fort Sedgwick[14] | historic U.S. Army fort | 80744 | 40°56′35″N 102°22′50″W / 40.94306°N 102.38056°W |
Henderson | see Sedgwick | ||
Julesburg (1860) | former post office | 80737 | NA |
Julesburg (1864) | former post office | 80737 | NA |
Julesburg[u] | statutory town | 80737 | 40°59′18″N 102°15′52″W / 40.98833°N 102.26444°W |
Old Julesburg | see Fort Julesburg | ||
Ovid | statutory town | 80744 | 40°57′38″N 102°23′17″W / 40.96056°N 102.38806°W |
Post at Julesburg | see Fort Sedgwick | ||
Sedgwick | statutory town | 80749 | 40°56′11″N 102°31′32″W / 40.93639°N 102.52556°W |
Weir | see Julesburg |
Summit County
Teller County
Washington County
Weld County
Yuma County
Adams • Alamosa • Arapahoe • Archuleta • Baca • Bent • Boulder • Broomfield • Chaffee • Cheyenne • Clear Creek • Conejos • Costilla • Crowley • Custer • Delta • Denver • Dolores • Douglas • Eagle • El Paso • Elbert • Fremont • Garfield • Gilpin • Grand • Gunnison • Hinsdale • Huerfano • Jackson • Jefferson • Kiowa • Kit Carson • La Plata • Lake • Larimer • Las Animas • Lincoln • Logan • Mesa • Mineral • Moffat • Montezuma • Montrose • Morgan • Otero • Ouray • Park • Phillips • Pitkin • Prowers • Pueblo • Rio Blanco • Rio Grande • Routt • Saguache • San Juan • San Miguel • Sedgwick • Summit • Teller • Washington • Weld • Yuma |
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
Notes
- ^ The City of Ouray is the Ouray County seat.
- ^ The Town of Fairplay is the Park County seat.
- ^ Tarryall City was the original seat of Park County, Jefferson Territory and then Park County, Colorado Territory.
- ^ The City of Holyoke is the Phillips County seat.
- ^ The City of Aspen is the Pitkin County seat.
- ^ The Town of Basalt lies in the counties of Eagle and Pitkin.
- ^ The City of Lamar is the Prowers County seat.
- ^ Autobees Plaza was the original seat of Huerfano County, Colorado Territory, although it now lies in Pueblo County.
- ^ a b The Beulah post office serves Beulah Valley.
- ^ The City of Pueblo is the Pueblo County seat.
- ^ Pueblo was the seat of Fountain County, Jefferson Territory and then Pueblo County, Colorado Territory.
- ^ The Town of Meeker is the Rio Blanco County seat.
- ^ a b The Town of Center lies in the counties of Rio Grande and Saguache.
- ^ The Town of Del Norte is the Rio Grande County seat.
- ^ The Parma community lies in the counties of Alamosa and Rio Grande.
- ^ The City of Steamboat Springs is the Routt County seat.
- ^ The Town of Saguache is the Saguache County seat.
- ^ The name "Saguache" is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/. This name comes from the Ute language noun "sawup" /səˈwʌp/ meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version is usually spelled "Sawatch".
- ^ The Town of Silverton is the San Juan County seat.
- ^ The Town of Telluride is the San Miguel County seat.
- ^ The Town of Julesburg (1886) is the Sedgwick County seat.
- ^ The Town of Breckenridge is the Summit County seat.
- ^ a b Breckenridge was founded in 1859 and named for prospector Thomas Breckenridge. In 1860, the town changed the spelling of its name to Breckinridge in honor of U.S. Vice President John Cabell Breckinridge. When John Breckinridge accepted a commission as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army in 1861, the town promptly changed its name back to the original Breckenridge.
- ^ Breckinridge was the seat of Saratoga County, Jefferson Territory.
- ^ Parkville was the original seat of Summit County, Colorado Territory.
- ^ The City of Cripple Creek is the Teller County seat.
- ^ The Town of Green Mountain Falls lies in the counties of El Paso and Teller.
- ^ The Town of Akron is the Washington County seat.
- ^ Last Chance was so named because it was once the last chance to buy gasoline before reaching, or after leaving, Denver.
- ^ The Town of Berthoud lies in the counties of Larimer and Weld.
- ^ The City of Brighton is the Adams County seat, although the city extends into Weld County.
- ^ The Town of Erie lies in the counties of Boulder and Weld.
- ^ The City of Greeley is the Weld County seat.
- ^ The Town of Johnstown lies in the counties of Weld and Larimer.
- ^ a b The La Salle post office serves the Town of LaSalle.
- ^ a b The Town of La Salle changed the spelling of its name to LaSalle, although the State of Colorado, the United States Postal Service, and the United States Census Bureau continue to use the original spelling.
- ^ LaSalle was originally incorporated in 1910 as the Town of La Salle.
- ^ The City of Longmont lies in the counties of Boulder and Weld.
- ^ The former New Liberty Post Office served both the counties of Weld and Larimer.
- ^ The New Raymer post office serves the Town of Raymer.
- ^ a b The Raymer Post Office closed on May 14, 1895, but reopened as the New Raymer Post Office on November 13, 1909. The Town of Raymer, the State of Colorado, and the United States Census Bureau prefer the original name.
- ^ The City of Northglenn lies in the counties of Adams and Weld.
- ^ St. Vrain was the original seat of St. Vrain's County, Jefferson Territory and then Weld County, Colorado Territory.
- ^ The City of Thornton lies in the counties of Adams and Weld.
- ^ The Town of Windsor lies in the counties of Weld and Larimer.
- ^ The former Landsman Post Office served both the counties of Kit Carson and Yuma.
- ^ The City of Wray is the Yuma County seat.
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System query". United States Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Elliott, Donald R.; Elliott, Doris L. Salmen (1999). "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, Inc. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. January 1, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "GNIS Colorado query". United States Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "State of Colorado Incorporated Places - Current/TAB20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. January 1, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ "Colorado Post Offices". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Scott, Glenn R. (1995). "Historic trail map of the Lamar 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Colorado and Kansas". United States Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Scott, Glenn R. (1975). "Historic trail map of the Pueblo 1 degree x 2 degrees Quadrangle, Colorado". United States Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Merkl, Dameon (February 26, 2013), "What's in a Colorado name pronunciation?", The Denver Post, retrieved March 7, 2013
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Sterling
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference
Greeley
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).