WayfarrowTuttle
Ghost town · Kit Carson County, Colorado
Tuttle is a ghost town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, recorded as pony Express Post Office town in Colorado. It is the only former community in Kit Carson County recorded on the federal names register, out of 185 across Colorado.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuttle as a historical populated place on the Tuttle 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 39.4974° N, 102.5109° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Tuttle |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,026 ft |
| Nearest living town | Kirk, CO |
| Distance to it | 9.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2749210 |
| Coordinates | 39.49738, -102.51090 |
What's there now
Tuttle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kirk, CO (population 29), about 9.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,026 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- De Novaghost town · Washington County · 35.1 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.