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Franceville

Ghost town · El Paso County, Colorado

Falcon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Falcon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Franceville is a ghost town in El Paso County, Colorado. It is one of 5 former communities in El Paso County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Franceville 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 38.8064° N, 104.5969° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,063 ft
Nearest living townCimarron Hills, CO
Distance to it6.7 miles
Coordinates38.80638, -104.59691

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What's there now

Franceville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cimarron Hills, CO (population 18,808), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,063 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 Franceville?

Franceville is in El Paso County, Colorado, at 38.8064, -104.5969.

How many ghost towns are in El Paso County?

El Paso County, Colorado has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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