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Brumley

Ghost town · Lake County, Colorado

Independence Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Independence Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brumley is a ghost town in Lake County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brumley as a historical populated place on the Independence Pass 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 39.0894° N, 106.5428° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndependence Pass
Elevation10,607 ft
Nearest living townTwin Lakes, CO
Distance to it12 miles
GNIS feature ID180336
Coordinates39.08944, -106.54281

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What's there now

Brumley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Twin Lakes, CO (population 504), about 12 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,607 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Brumley?

Brumley is in Lake County, Colorado, at 39.0894, -106.5428.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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