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Ghost town · Baca County, Colorado
Brookfield is a ghost town in Baca County, Colorado. It is the only former community in Baca County recorded on the federal names register, out of 185 across Colorado.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brookfield as a historical populated place on the McEndree Ranch 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 37.5939° N, 102.8421° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | McEndree Ranch |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,571 ft |
| Nearest living town | Pritchett, CO |
| Distance to it | 15.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 196054 |
| Coordinates | 37.59390, -102.84214 |
What's there now
Brookfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pritchett, CO (population 156), about 15.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,571 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ableghost town · Bent County · 32.3 mi
- Old Fort Bentghost town · Otero County · 44.5 mi
- 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.