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Silver Creek

Ghost town · Clear Creek County, Colorado

Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver Creek is a ghost town in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in Clear Creek County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver Creek as a historical populated place: 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 39.7553° N, 105.6320° W.

Key facts

Elevation9,027 ft
Nearest living townDownieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO
Distance to it1.6 miles
Coordinates39.75530, -105.63200

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What's there now

Silver Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO (population 478), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,027 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 Silver Creek?

Silver Creek is in Clear Creek County, Colorado, at 39.7553, -105.6320.

How many ghost towns are in Clear Creek County?

Clear Creek County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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