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Chattanooga

Ghost town · San Juan County, Colorado

Silverton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1897, 1:62,500)
Silverton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1897, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chattanooga is a ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in San Juan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chattanooga as a historical populated place on the Silverton 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 37.8736° N, 107.7253° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSilverton
Elevation10,250 ft
Nearest living townSilverton, CO
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID187550
Coordinates37.87361, -107.72534

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What's there now

Chattanooga is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silverton, CO (population 613), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,250 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 Chattanooga?

Chattanooga is in San Juan County, Colorado, at 37.8736, -107.7253.

How many ghost towns are in San Juan County?

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

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