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Tuckerville

Ghost town · La Plata County, Colorado

Granite Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Granite Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tuckerville is a ghost town in La Plata County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in La Plata County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuckerville as a historical populated place on the Granite Peak 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 37.4925° N, 107.4853° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGranite Peak
Elevation10,644 ft
Nearest living townPiedra, CO
Distance to it17.7 miles
GNIS feature ID184063
Coordinates37.49250, -107.48533

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What's there now

Tuckerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Piedra, CO (population 50), about 17.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,644 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 Tuckerville?

Tuckerville is in La Plata County, Colorado, at 37.4925, -107.4853.

How many ghost towns are in La Plata County?

La Plata County, Colorado has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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