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Dyersville

Ghost town · Summit County, Colorado

Como quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500)
Como quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dyersville is a ghost town in Summit County, Colorado, recorded as human settlement in Colorado, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in Summit County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dyersville as a historical populated place on the Boreas 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 39.4205° N, 105.9839° W.

In old newspapers

The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Colorado before 1931 that mention “Dyersville”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 10 pages in all.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoreas Pass
Elevation10,877 ft
Nearest living townBlue River, CO
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID183147
Coordinates39.42054, -105.98391

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What's there now

Dyersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blue River, CO (population 1,145), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,877 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 Dyersville?

Dyersville is in Summit County, Colorado, at 39.4205, -105.9839.

How many ghost towns are in Summit County?

Summit County, Colorado has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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