Abandoned Record
About Dyersville
Dyersville was a mining town — now a ghost town — in Summit County, Colorado, United States. It was named after Methodist minister John Lewis Dyer.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Dyersville, 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 Dyersville is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Dyersville
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.
- 1937 Como sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Boreas Pass sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Como sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Bailey sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Boreas Pass sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Dyersville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Dyersville": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Dyersville, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5318582.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).