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Forbes

Ghost town · Las Animas County, Colorado

Ludlow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Ludlow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forbes is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado. It is one of 15 former communities in Las Animas County on the federal names register. No county in Colorado has more among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forbes as a historical populated place on the Ludlow 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 37.2600° N, 104.5647° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLudlow
Elevation6,514 ft
Nearest living townEl Moro, CO
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1959199
Coordinates37.26002, -104.56471

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What's there now

Forbes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is El Moro, CO (population 203), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,514 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 Forbes?

Forbes is in Las Animas County, Colorado, at 37.2600, -104.5647.

How many ghost towns are in Las Animas County?

Las Animas County, Colorado has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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