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Ghost town · Gunnison County, Colorado
Vulcan is a ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in Gunnison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vulcan as a historical populated place on the Powderhorn 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 38.3455° N, 107.0014° W.
In old newspapers
The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Colorado before 1931 that mention “Vulcan”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 1,709 pages in all.
- 1902-10-18The Intermountain Catholic (Salt Lake City [utah] ; Denver [colo.])
- 1905-04-15The Intermountain Catholic (Salt Lake City [utah] ; Denver [colo.])
- 1907-03-23The Intermountain Catholic (Salt Lake City [utah] ; Denver [colo.])
- 1909-10-02The Intermountain Catholic (Salt Lake City [utah] ; Denver [colo.])
- 1910-03-26The Intermountain Catholic (Salt Lake City [utah] ; Denver [colo.])
- 1910-09-03The Intermountain Catholic (Salt Lake City [utah] ; Denver [colo.])
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Powderhorn |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Gunnison, CO |
| Distance to it | 14.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 188360 |
| Coordinates | 38.34555, -107.00144 |
What's there now
Vulcan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gunnison, CO (population 6,712), about 14.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
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Nearby places
- Midwayghost town · Gunnison County · 2.9 mi
- Iolaghost town · Gunnison County · 10.4 mi
- Campbelltownghost town · Gunnison County · 30 mi
- Hensonghost town · Hinsdale County · 30.4 mi
- Weaverghost town · Mineral County · 32.2 mi
- Capitol Cityghost town · Hinsdale County · 34.5 mi
- Whitepineghost town · Arkansas · 35.6 mi
- Stonewallghost town · Chaffee County · 40 mi
- Tincupghost town · Gunnison County · 40 mi
- Hancockghost town · Chaffee County · 40.2 mi
- Romleyghost town · Chaffee County · 41.1 mi
- Mary Murphy Mineghost town · Chaffee County · 41.8 mi
Questions
Where is Vulcan?
Vulcan is in Gunnison County, Colorado, at 38.3455, -107.0014.
How many ghost towns are in Gunnison County?
Gunnison County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- 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)
- Chronicling America (Library of Congress) — Chronicling America search (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.