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Ninetyfour

Ghost town · Clear Creek County, Colorado

Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ninetyfour is a ghost town in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in Clear Creek County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ninetyfour as a historical populated place on the Empire 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 39.8275° N, 105.6364° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEmpire
Elevation10,542 ft
Nearest living townSt. Mary's, CO
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID181371
Coordinates39.82749, -105.63639

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What's there now

Ninetyfour is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Mary's, CO (population 130), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,542 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 Ninetyfour?

Ninetyfour is in Clear Creek County, Colorado, at 39.8275, -105.6364.

How many ghost towns are in Clear Creek County?

Clear Creek County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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