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Delcarbon

Ghost town · Huerfano County, Colorado

Black Hills quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Black Hills quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Delcarbon is a ghost town in Huerfano County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in Huerfano County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Delcarbon 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 37.7125° N, 104.8769° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,344 ft
Nearest living townWalsenburg, CO
Distance to it7.7 miles
Coordinates37.71250, -104.87694

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What's there now

Delcarbon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walsenburg, CO (population 3,079), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,344 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A view of the ghost town of Delcarbon, Colorado, in Huerfano County. The highway is Colorado State Highway 69.
A view of the ghost town of Delcarbon, Colorado, in Huerfano County. The highway is Colorado State Highway 69. · Jeffrey Beall / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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Questions

Where is Delcarbon?

Delcarbon is in Huerfano County, Colorado, at 37.7125, -104.8769.

How many ghost towns are in Huerfano County?

Huerfano County, Colorado has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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