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Fort Saint Vrain

Ghost town · Weld County, Colorado

Milliken quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Milliken quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Saint Vrain is a ghost town in Weld County, Colorado. It is one of 7 former communities in Weld County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Saint Vrain as a historical populated place on the Milliken 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 40.2789° N, 104.8550° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilliken
Elevation4,764 ft
Nearest living townMilliken, CO
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID180711
Coordinates40.27887, -104.85497

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What's there now

Fort Saint Vrain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Milliken, CO (population 8,695), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,764 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 Fort Saint Vrain?

Fort Saint Vrain is in Weld County, Colorado, at 40.2789, -104.8550.

How many ghost towns are in Weld County?

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

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