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Silverdale

Ghost town · Clear Creek County, Colorado

Georgetown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Georgetown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silverdale 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 Silverdale as a historical populated place on the Georgetown 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 39.6917° N, 105.6961° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGeorgetown
Elevation9,286 ft
Nearest living townSilver Plume, CO
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID181885
Coordinates39.69165, -105.69612

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What's there now

Silverdale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silver Plume, CO (population 206), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,286 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 Silverdale?

Silverdale is in Clear Creek County, Colorado, at 39.6917, -105.6961.

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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