WayfarrowPrimero
Ghost town · Las Animas County, Colorado
Primero is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, recorded as human settlement in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States of America. It is one of 15 former communities in Las Animas County on the federal names register. No county in Colorado has more among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Primero as a historical populated place on the Madrid 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 37.1425° N, 104.7417° W.
In old newspapers
The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Colorado before 1931 that mention “Primero”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 437 pages in all.
- 1899-07-14The Holly Chieftain (Holly, Colo.)
- 1899-07-21The Holly Chieftain (Holly, Colo.)
- 1901-07-12The Marble Times And Crystal Silver Lance (Marble, Colo.) 1899-19??
- 1902-05-20The Elk Mountain Pilot (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??
- 1902-09-05Rocky Ford Enterprise (Rocky Ford, Colo.)
- 1903-04-29The Daily Tribune (Florence, Colo.) 1903-19??
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Madrid |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 6,807 ft |
| Nearest living town | Segundo, CO |
| Distance to it | 1.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 194641 |
| Coordinates | 37.14252, -104.74166 |
What's there now
Primero is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Segundo, CO (population 149), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,807 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Madridghost town · Las Animas County · 5.6 mi
- Violaghost town · Las Animas County · 7.8 mi
- Sopris Plazaghost town · Las Animas County · 9.2 mi
- Soprisghost town · Las Animas County · 9.8 mi
- Saint Thomasghost town · Las Animas County · 10.2 mi
- Piedmontghost town · Las Animas County · 10.5 mi
- Forbesghost town · Las Animas County · 12.7 mi
- Berwindghost town · Las Animas County · 13.3 mi
- Delaguaghost town · Las Animas County · 14.3 mi
- Morleyghost town · Las Animas County · 15.2 mi
- Tercioghost town · Las Animas County · 15.4 mi
- Ludlowghost town · Las Animas County · 15.8 mi
Questions
Where is Primero?
Primero is in Las Animas County, Colorado, at 37.1425, -104.7417.
How many ghost towns are in Las Animas County?
Las Animas County, Colorado has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
- Chronicling America (Library of Congress) — Chronicling America search (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.