Abandoned Record
About Dallas
Dallas is an extinct town in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. Also known as Dallas City, it lay about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the present town of Ridgway at the confluence of Dallas Creek and the Uncompahgre River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Dallas, 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 Dallas is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Dallas
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.
- 1902 Ouray sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1904 Ouray sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1909 Montrose sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1911 Montrose sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Montrose sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Montrose sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Montrose sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Dallas sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Montrose sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Montrose 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 Dallas
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Dallas, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5211213.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).