Abandoned Record
About Arriba
Arriba is a statutory town located in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 202 at the 2020 United States census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Arriba, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Arriba is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Arriba
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Arriba sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Limon sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Arriba
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
- Genoa12.1 mi W · Lincoln
- Vona28.4 mi E · Kit Carson
- Last Chance35.8 mi NW · Washington
- Agate37.7 mi W · Elbert
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Arriba": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Arriba, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2082274.
- USGS GNIS 195110.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).