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Brodhead

Ghost town · Las Animas County, Colorado

Aguilar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Aguilar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brodhead is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado. It is one of 15 former communities in Las Animas County on the federal names register. No county in Colorado has more among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brodhead as a historical populated place: 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 37.4114° N, 104.6770° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townAguilar, CO
Distance to it1.3 miles
Coordinates37.41140, -104.67700

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What's there now

Brodhead is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Aguilar, CO (population 442), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Brodhead?

Brodhead is in Las Animas County, Colorado, at 37.4114, -104.6770.

How many ghost towns are in Las Animas County?

Las Animas County, Colorado has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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