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Sedgewick

Ghost town · Saguache County, Colorado

Bonanza quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Bonanza quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sedgewick is a ghost town in Saguache County, Colorado. It is one of 3 former communities in Saguache County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sedgewick as a historical populated place on the Bonanza 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 38.2792° N, 106.1478° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBonanza
Elevation9,236 ft
Nearest living townBonanza, CO
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID189937
Coordinates38.27917, -106.14780

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What's there now

Sedgewick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bonanza, CO (population 12), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,236 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 Sedgewick?

Sedgewick is in Saguache County, Colorado, at 38.2792, -106.1478.

How many ghost towns are in Saguache County?

Saguache County, Colorado has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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