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Ghost town · Garfield County, Colorado
Carbonate is a ghost town in Garfield County, Colorado, recorded as statutory Town in Colorado, United States. It is the only former community in Garfield County recorded on the federal names register, out of 185 across Colorado.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carbonate as a historical populated place on the Carbonate 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 39.7430° N, 107.3467° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Carbonate |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Chacra, CO |
| Distance to it | 12.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 173955 |
| Coordinates | 39.74304, -107.34672 |
What's there now
Carbonate is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chacra, CO (population 449), about 12.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ruedighost town · Eagle County · 39.2 mi
- Haybroghost town · Routt County · 45.6 mi
- Lenadoghost town · Pitkin County · 46.6 mi
- Crystalghost town · Gunnison County · 49.1 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- 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.