Abandoned Record
About Tuttle
Tuttle, Colorado was a US Post Office for the local Pony Express founded in the late 1800s. At its peak Tuttle housed between 70 and 80 residents.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Tuttle, 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 Tuttle is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Tuttle
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.
- 1954 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Tuttle sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Burlington sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Bonny Reservoir 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 Tuttle
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
- Vona18.3 mi SW · Kit Carson
- Beecher Island31.0 mi NE · Yuma
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Tuttle": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Tuttle, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q29075756.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).