WayfarrowOld Fort Bent
Ghost town · Otero County, Colorado
Old Fort Bent is a ghost town in Otero County, Colorado. It is one of 2 former communities in Otero County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Fort Bent as a historical populated place on the Hadley 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 38.0406° N, 103.4294° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hadley |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,006 ft |
| Nearest living town | North La Junta, CO |
| Distance to it | 5.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 195507 |
| Coordinates | 38.04056, -103.42938 |
What's there now
Old Fort Bent is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North La Junta, CO (population 512), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,006 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ableghost town · Bent County · 30.5 mi
- Bloomghost town · Otero County · 37.8 mi
- Brookfieldghost town · Baca County · 44.5 mi
Questions
Where is Old Fort Bent?
Old Fort Bent is in Otero County, Colorado, at 38.0406, -103.4294.
How many ghost towns are in Otero County?
Otero County, Colorado has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.