Abandoned Record
About Peetz
Peetz is a statutory town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 213 at the 2020 census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Peetz, 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 Peetz is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Peetz
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 Peetz sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Sterling sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sterling sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Sterling 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 Peetz
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Peetz": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Peetz, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2019021.
- USGS GNIS 204648.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).