WayfarrowBadger House Community
Ghost town · Montezuma County, Colorado
Badger House Community is a ghost town in Montezuma County, Colorado. It is one of 3 former communities in Montezuma County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Badger House Community as a historical populated place on the Wetherill Mesa topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.1886° N, 108.5345° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Wetherill Mesa |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 7,137 ft |
| Nearest living town | Towaoc, CO |
| Distance to it | 10.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1956835 |
| Coordinates | 37.18861, -108.53453 |
What's there now
Badger House Community is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Towaoc, CO (population 1,058), about 10.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,137 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Echo Houseghost town · Montezuma County · 2.4 mi
- Swallows Nestghost town · Montezuma County · 4.3 mi
- Maydayghost town · La Plata County · 27.6 mi
- Griffthghost town · La Plata County · 40.7 mi
Questions
Where is Badger House Community?
Badger House Community is in Montezuma County, Colorado, at 37.1886, -108.5345.
How many ghost towns are in Montezuma County?
Montezuma County, Colorado has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.