Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Custer County, Colorado

Colfax

Ghost town in Colorado, U.S.

Record

About Colfax

Colfax was a short-lived communal farming community in Fremont County, Colorado Territory – now a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado, United States.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Colfax, 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 Colfax is

USGS topographic map around Colfax
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

21 historic USGS maps cover Colfax

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.

Showing the first 16.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Colfax

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Colfax, Custer County, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q5144733.
  3. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  4. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).