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Ironton

Ghost town · Ouray County, Colorado

Silverton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1897, 1:62,500)
Silverton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1897, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ironton is a ghost town in Ouray County, Colorado. It is one of 5 former communities in Ouray County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ironton 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 37.9328° N, 107.6800° W.

Key facts

Elevation9,803 ft
Nearest living townOuray, CO
Distance to it6.6 miles
Coordinates37.93280, -107.68000

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What's there now

Ironton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ouray, CO (population 1,031), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,803 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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I spent the night of July 11, 2012, in the ghost town of Ironton, CO. I fell asleep in the back of my truck wondering about what it was like to live there 100 y
I spent the night of July 11, 2012, in the ghost town of Ironton, CO. I fell asleep in the back of my truck wondering about what it was like to live there 100 y · John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Ironton?

Ironton is in Ouray County, Colorado, at 37.9328, -107.6800.

How many ghost towns are in Ouray County?

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

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