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Garo

Ghost town · Park County, Colorado

Garo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Garo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Garo is a ghost town in Park County, Colorado. It is one of 10 former communities in Park County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Garo 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 39.1078° N, 105.8903° W.

Key facts

Elevation9,194 ft
Nearest living townFairplay, CO
Distance to it9.9 miles
Coordinates39.10777, -105.89029

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What's there now

Garo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairplay, CO (population 851), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,194 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The ghost town of Garo, Colorado, in Park County.
The ghost town of Garo, Colorado, in Park County. · Jeffrey Beall / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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Questions

Where is Garo?

Garo is in Park County, Colorado, at 39.1078, -105.8903.

How many ghost towns are in Park County?

Park County, Colorado has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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