Abandoned Record
About Fondis
Fondis is a ghost town located in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. Fondis is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fondis, 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 Fondis is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Fondis
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.
- 1953 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Denver sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Fondis sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Castle Rock 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 Fondis
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
- Bijou Basin8.8 mi SW · El Paso
- Ramah11.5 mi SE · El Paso
- Eastonville15.7 mi SW · El Paso
- Gwillimsville24.2 mi W · El Paso
- Franktown24.6 mi NW · Douglas
- Agate27.5 mi NE · Elbert
- Husted30.3 mi SW · El Paso
- Franceville31.2 mi SW · El Paso
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Fondis, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q24886690.
- USGS GNIS 193211.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).