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Rexford

Ghost town · Summit County, Colorado

Montezuma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Montezuma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rexford as a historical populated place on the Keystone 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 39.5339° N, 105.8958° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKeystone
Elevation11,471 ft
Nearest living townKeystone, CO
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID203910
Coordinates39.53388, -105.89585

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What's there now

Rexford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keystone, CO (population 1,111), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11,471 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 Rexford?

Rexford is in Summit County, Colorado, at 39.5339, -105.8958.

How many ghost towns are in Summit County?

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

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