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Old Fort Vasquez

Ghost town · Weld County, Colorado

Platteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Platteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Fort Vasquez is a ghost town in Weld County, Colorado. It is one of 7 former communities in Weld County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Fort Vasquez as a historical populated place on the Platteville 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 40.1944° N, 104.8211° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePlatteville
Elevation4,827 ft
Nearest living townPlatteville, CO
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID180786
Coordinates40.19443, -104.82108

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What's there now

Old Fort Vasquez is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Platteville, CO (population 2,924), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,827 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 Old Fort Vasquez?

Old Fort Vasquez is in Weld County, Colorado, at 40.1944, -104.8211.

How many ghost towns are in Weld County?

Weld County, Colorado has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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