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City/Town/Place Name | Dates/County/Remarks |
Wabash later Gibson |
1911 PO, Saguache Co. |
Wachtel | PO 1913-1916, Weld Co. |
Wadleigh | 1895 PO, Park Co. (Never operated?) |
Wages | PO 1917-1950, Yuma Co. (PO moved from Ford) |
Wagner | On 1942 map, Washington Co. |
Wagon Wheel Gap aka Thornton |
Est ~1872, Mineral Co. |
Wah Keeney Park | Jefferson Co. |
Wahatoya, Wahatoya Camp | On 1887-1922 map, Huerfano Co. |
Wait later Sugar City |
1900 PO, Crowley Co. |
Waitley | PO 1915-1936, Washington Co. |
Wakeman | PO 1887-1897, Logan Co. Still on 1920s map in Phillips Co. |
Walden | Est 1881, Inc 1890, Larimer Co. Now in Jackson Co. |
Waldheim (two different sites) | San Juan Co. 1st - Early Mining Camp 2nd - RR Stop on 1923 Map |
Waldorf | Est 1868 PO 1906-1912, Clear Creek Co. |
Wales | PO 1887-1888, Arapahoe Co. (PO moved to Condon) Site now in Yuma Co. |
Walker | On 1909-1968 map, Weld Co. |
Wallace Village | Jefferson Co. |
Wallet | PO 1890-1907, Kit Carson Co. |
Wallrock | PO 1902-1903, Routt Co. (PO moved from Sweetwater Co, Wyoming) |
Walls | 1896 PO, La Plata Co. (Never operated?) |
Wallstreet prev Delphi |
PO 1895-1921, Boulder Co. (Renamed 1898) |
Walsen | RR Stop 1895 map PO 1902-1932, Huerfano Co. |
Walsenburg, Walsenburgh briefly Tourist |
Est ~1870, Inc 1873, Huerfano Co. |
Walsenburg Fort | 1860s Settlers Fort, Huerfano Co. |
Walsenburg Junction | RR Stop 1923 map, Huerfano Co. |
Walsh | Est 1914, PO Est 1926, Inc 1928, Baca Co. |
Walton | On 1887 map, Larimer Co. Site now in Jackson Co. |
Walton Creek prev Watson Creek |
Ext 1880s, Routt Co. |
Waltonia | Larimer Co. |
Walts Corner | Las Animas Co. |
Wanamaker | RR Stop 1899 map, Jefferson Co. |
Wandcrest Park | Jefferson Co. |
Wapiti | Mining Camp, Summit Co. PO 1894-1903 |
Ward prev Ward District |
Est 1863, Boulder Co. Renamed Ward 1894, Inc 1896 |
Ward | RR Stop 1892 map, Boulder Co. |
Waremont, Waremart | PO 1916-1922, Pueblo Co. |
Wareville | 1877 PO, Ouray Co. |
Warrantsville | PO 1876-1877, Huerfano Co. |
Warren | RR Stop 1909-1923 map, Weld Co. (Near Athol and Summit) |
Warren's Station | Stage Stop, 1880-1883, Summit Co. |
Warsaw | On 1964 map, Rio Blanco Co. |
Warwick | RR Stop on 1916-1924 map, Prowers Co. |
Washburn | Stage Station, Larimer Co. |
Washburn briefly Derblay later Hazeltine |
Est 1889, Arapahoe Co. 1892 PO Briefly named Derblay Hazeltine PO 1893-1907 PO closed 1907, Adams Co. |
Washington | Mining Camp, Summit Co. |
Washington Ranch later Fort Moore |
Stage Station Est 1862, Weld Co. Site now in Logan Co. |
Washington Spur | RR Stop 1895 map, Summit Co. |
Washington Spring | On 1885 map, Costilla Co. Site now in Alamosa Co. |
Wason aka Wasson |
PO Est 1891, Rio Grande Co. Inc 1892, Rio Grande Co. PO Closed 1904, Mineral Co. |
Water Valley | PO 1887-1894, Bent Co. Later Kiowa Co. |
Waterman | 1888 PO, Garfield Co. |
Waters | RR Stop 1924 map, Teller Co. |
Waterton, Watertown see Platte Canon |
Jefferson Co. |
Watervale | PO 1888-1921, Las Animas Co. |
Watkins | Est 1872, Arapahoe Co. Now in Adams Co. |
Watonga | PO 1910-1911, Saguache Co. |
Watson | PO 1889-1918, Pitkin Co. |
Watson Creek later Walton Creek |
Ext 1880s, Routt Co. |
Wattenberg | Est 1909, Weld Co. |
Watts | On 1923 map, Eagle Co. |
Wauneta | Yuma Co. |
Waunita Hot Springs prev Elgin, Waunita |
Est 1882 (Elgin), Gunnison Co. Waunita 1889-1908 Waunita Hot Springs 1910-1942 |
Waveland | RR Stop, 1909-1927 map, Bent Co. |
Waverly | Alamosa Co. |
Waverly | 1897 PO, El Paso Co. (Never Operated?) |
Waverly | PO 1906-1912, Larimer Co. |
Waverly | Yuma Co. |
Wayne prev Lowland |
PO 1908-1912, El Paso Co. (Renamed 1909) |
Wayside | PO 1875-1878, Costilla Co. Still on 1899 map Site now in Alamosa Co. |
Weaver | Est 1891, Mineral Co. |
Weaver Ranch | Wagon Stop 1885 map, Bent Co. |
Webb | PO 1910-1919, Prowers Co. |
Weber | Montezuma Co. |
Webster | PO 1877-1909, Park Co. |
Weir | PO 1889-1890, Sedgwick Co. RR Siding on the UP Est ~1870 (3rd Julesburg site) |
Weissport | PO 1875-1887, El Paso Co. (PO moved to Palmer Lake) |
Weitzer later Vroman |
PO 1908-1954, Oretro Co. (Renamed 1918) |
Welbers | On 1922 map, Elbert Co. |
Welby | PO 1910-1911, Adams Co. |
Welcome | PO 1910-1912, Delta Co. |
Weld prev Fort Lupton now Fort Lupton |
PO 1869-1870, Weld Co. |
Weld | 1900 PO, Weld Co. (Never operated?) |
Weld City | Est ~1885, Weld Co. Site now in Yuma Co. |
Weldon Valley | 1880 PO, Weld Co. Site near Orchard in Morgan Co. |
Weldona prev Weldon |
Est 1866, Weld Co. (Renamed Weldona 1907) Now in Morgan Co. |
Well No. 1 | 1887 map, Bent Co. |
Wellington | Est 1903, Inc 1905, Larimer Co. |
Weller PO was Chase |
Park Co. |
Weller | Stage Stop, Pitkin Co. |
Wellons | PO 1908-1916, Lincoln Co. |
Well's Ranch | Stage Stop, Elbert Co. |
Wellsville | PO 1880-1896, Fremont Co. Still on 1964 map |
Welty | On 1909-1964 map, Weld Co. |
Wenger later Menger |
PO 1891-1901, Las Animas Co. (Renamed in 1891) |
Wentworth | PO 1911-1921, Baca Co. |
Wentz | PO 1891-1903, Weld Co. |
West, Wests | RR Stop 1890s map, Las Animas Co. |
West Aspen | Pitkin Co. |
West Cliffe, Westcliffe aka Clifton |
Est 1881, Inc 1887, Custer Co. |
West Creek | Inc 1896, El Paso Co. (Town was in Douglas Co.) |
West Creek, Westcreek PO orig Pemberton |
Inc 1896, Douglas Co. Renamed 1902 |
West Cripple Creek | Inc 1896, El Paso Co. |
West Del Norte | Inc 1885, Rio Grande Co. |
West Glenwood | On 1895-1923 map, Garfield Co. |
West Gunnison | Gunnison Co. |
West Las Animas now Las Animas |
PO 1873-1886 Inc 1882, Bent Co. |
West Portal now Winter Park |
PO 1923-1939, Grand Co. (At west end of Moffat RR Tunnel) |
West Pueblo | Pueblo Co. |
West Vail | Eagle Co. |
West Village see Snowmass Village |
Pitkin Co. |
Westcliff see West Cliffe |
Custer Co. |
Westcreek see West Creek |
Douglas Co. |
Western Hills | Adams Co. |
Westfork | PO 1903-1905, Montezuma Co. |
Westlake | PO 1895-1898, Larimer Co. |
Westminster prev Harris |
Est 1890 Arapahoe Co. Inc 1911, Adams Co. (Name changed in 1908) |
Westola | PO 1914-1918, Baca Co. (Moved from Morton Co, KS) |
Weston | PO 1879-1880, Park Co. |
Weston prev Los Sisneros, La Junta |
Est ~1860, Las Animas Co. PO Est 1889 |
Westons | 1881 Mining Camp, Ouray Co. |
Westplains | PO 1910-1949, Logan Co. |
Wests, West | RR Stop 1890s map, Las Animas Co. |
Westwood | Inc 1945, Arapahoe Co. |
Wetmore | Est 1881, Custer Co. |
Wezel | PO 1911-1919, Lincoln Co. |
Wheatland aka Wheatfield |
PO 1869-1873, El Paso Co. Still on 1895 map |
Wheatland | PO 1875-1878, Weld Co. Oct 1878-1881, Larimer Co. |
Wheatland | Est ~1922, Douglas / Jefferson Co. (Most sources show Jefferson Co.) |
Wheat Ridge, Wheatridge | Est ~1862, Jefferson Co. PO Est 1913, Inc 1969 |
Wheeler, Wheeler Junction | PO 1880-1894, Summit Co. PO was at the Wheeler homestead Later was name of a town and RR stop. |
Wheeler | RR Stop/Town 1895-1923 map, Garfield Co. |
Wheeler | RR Stop 1895 map, Pitkin Co. |
Wheeler Nat'l Monument | Mineral Co. |
Wheeler Ranch | Est 1884, Larimer Co. Site in Jackson Co. (Absorbed by Pearl) |
Wheelers | Waystop 1880s, San Miguel Co. |
Wheelman | PO 1900-1902, Boulder Co. |
Whiskey Park | Ext 1897, Routt Co. |
Whiskey Springs | Stage Stop, Eagle Co. |
White | 1901 PO, Lincoln Co. |
White | RR Stop 1970 map, Morgan Co. |
White Cloud | Mining Camp, Gunnison Co. |
White Cross | PO 1882-1912, Hinsdale Co. (PO moved from Burrows Park) |
White Earth later Powderhorn |
Est 1876, Gunnison Co. (Renamed 1880) |
White Earth Creek | On 1885 map, Gunnison Co. |
White Pine | 1860s Mining Camp, Lake Co. Very near White Pine, Gunnison Co. |
White Pine, Whitepine | Est 1880, Inc 1882, Gunnison Co. |
White River, White River Agency |
PO 1871-1880, Summit Co. Site now in Rio Blanco Co. |
White River, White River City |
PO 1888-1908, Rio Blanco Co. |
White River Camp | Military Camp 1879-1883, Summit Co. Same site as later Meeker |
White Rock | PO 1909-1927, Pueblo Co. |
Whitecross prev Argentum |
Est ~1882, Ouray Co. |
Whitehorn | Est 1897, Fremont Co. PO 1897-1916 |
Whiterock | RR Stop 1892-1916 map, Boulder Co. |
Whitewater | Est ~1884, Mesa Co. |
Whitford | On 1895 map, Las Animas Co. |
Whitman | 1882 PO, Weld Co. |
Whitney | PO 1868-1871, Boulder Co. |
Wickfields | RR Stop 1899 map, Dolores Co. |
Wideawake | Gilpin Co. |
Widefield see Security-Widefield |
1873-1920, El Paso Co. |
Wiggins orig Corona |
Est 1874, Weld Co. Renamed 1896 Inc 1974, Morgan Co. |
Wightman Creek | Early Mining Camp, Rio Grande Co. |
Wigwam | PO 1882-1922, El Paso Co. |
Wilbur | PO 1894-1913, Fremont Co. |
Wilcox | Mining Camp late 1890s, Saguache Co. |
Wild Horse | Est ~1860, Huerfano Co. PO Est 1877, Bent Co. Now in Cheyenne Co. |
Wild Horse | RR Stop 1895-1923 map, Chaffee Co. |
Wild Horse | Pueblo Co. |
Wild Irishman, The | Mining Camp, Summit Co. At the Wild Irishman Mine |
Wildcat | On 1916-1968 map, Weld Co. |
Wilde | PO 1887-1893, Bent Co. Later Prowers Co. |
Wilderness Lake | La Plata Co. |
Wilders Spur | On 1895 map, Summit Co. |
Wildes | On 1923 map, Larimer Co. |
Wildes Spur | RR Stop on 1899 map, Larimer Co. |
Wilds, Wildes | PO 1926-1934, Larimer Co. |
Wiley | Est 1899, PO Est 1907 Inc 1909, Prowers Co. |
Wileys Resort | On 1964 map, Moffat Co. |
Wilford aka Kinsey City now Kremmling |
Kinsey City est 1888, Grand County 1891 Kremmling PO moved to Kinsey City and named Kinsey, Abt 1894 town renamed Wilford, PO still Kinsey, 1895 PO renamed Kremmling, 1896-1900 town again named Kinsey City, 1900 town renamed Kremmling. |
Will O' Wisp | Park Co. |
Willard briefly Arnold |
Est 1888, Logan Co. |
Willard | On 1899 map, Gunnison Co. |
Williams | RR Station 1916-1923 map, Pueblo Co. |
Williamsburg prev Switchville |
Est 187~, Boulder Co. |
Williamsburg, Williamsburgh |
Est 1880, PO 1882-1916 Inc 1888, Fremont Co. |
Willow | Mining Camp, 1891 PO, Saguache Co. Site now in Mineral Co. (PO moved to Creede) |
Willow Creek | PO 1923-1943, Routt Co. |
Willow Gulch | PO 1921-1927, Dolores Co. |
Willow Springs now Hugo |
~1860s Stage Stop, Douglas, Elbert, Now Lincoln Co. |
Willowville | 1879 PO, Jefferson Co. |
Wilmor aka Allenton |
RR Stop, Eagle Co. On maps through 1923 |
Wilson | PO 1895-1901, San Miguel Co. |
Wilson | PO 1911-1913, Pueblo Co. |
Wilson Junction | RR Stop, Prowers Co. |
Wilson's Basin | RR Stop 1885-1922 map, La Plata Co. |
Wilsons House | Trading Post Est 1843 Site in Bent (Prowers?) Co. |
Wilson's Spur | RR Stop 1895 map, Clear Creek Co. |
Winchell | RR Stop 1902-1923 map, Huerfano Co. |
Wind Point | RR Stop 1899 map, El Paso Co. |
Windham | PO 1878-1881, Ouray Co. |
Windsor | PO 1877-1880, Routt Co. Site in Moffat Co. Same site as later Yampa/Craig |
Windsor prev New Windsor |
Est 1882, Inc 1890, Weld Co. (Name changed 1911) |
Windy Gulch see Zephyr Glen |
Mineral Co. |
Winfield | PO 1881-1912, Chaffee Co. |
Winfield aka Stratton, Summit |
Teller Co. |
Wingo | Pitkin Co. |
Winnview | PO 1933-1942, Arapahoe Co. |
Winona | PO 1889-1893, Larimer Co. |
Winston | PO 1902-1918, Logan Co. |
Winter Park prev West Portal |
Est 1923 Inc 1979, Grand Co. |
Wisconsin Ranch | Stage Station 1860s, Weld Co. Site now in Logan Co. |
Witherbee | PO 1912-1918, Yuma Co. |
Wolcott prev Bussells |
Est 1889, Eagle Co. |
Wolf Den | 1840s Trading Post Site now in Pueblo Co. |
Wolfcreek | PO 1910-1919, Elbert Co. |
Wolhurst | RR Stop 1895-1927, Arapahoe Co. |
Wolverine | Mining Camp, Grand Co. |
Wondervu | Boulder Co. |
Wood Valley | PO 1862-1869, Pueblo Co. |
Woodland Park prev Manitou Park |
Est 1888, Inc 1891, El Paso Co. Renamed 1890, Now in Teller Co. |
Woodmen | PO 1912-1949, El Paso Co. RR Stop 1916-1964 (At Sanatorium operated by the Modern Woodmen of the World) |
Woodrow | Est 1913, Washington Co. |
Woodruff | RR Stop 1895-1923 map, Fremont Co. |
Woods | RR Stop 1916 map, Larimer Co. |
Woodstock see Hideaway Park |
Grand Co. |
Woodstock | PO 1881-1884, Gunnison Co. RR stop on 1880s-1899 map |
Woody Creek | Est 1890, Pitkin Co. PO Est 1920 |
Wooton, Wootton | Est 1865, Las Animas Co. PO 1908-1922 |
Wormington RR Stop named Simpson |
PO 1919-1934, Las Animas Co. |
Wortman | PO 1900-1919, Lake Co. |
Wray | RR Stop & PO Est 1882, Weld Co. Town platted 1886 Inc 1889, Washington Co. Inc 1906, Yuma Co. |
Wright's Spring | On 1885 map, San Miguel Co. (Same site as today's Norwood) |
Wulstenville | 1871 PO, Fremont Co. |
Wyman | RR Stop, Jefferson Co. |
Wynetka, Wynetha | Inc 1889, Arapahoe Co. |
Places that start with X | |
City/Town/Place Name | Dates/County/Remarks |
Xenia, Xenia Station | Est ~1882, Weld Co. Now in Washington Co. |
Places that start with Y | |
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City/Town/Place Name | Dates/County/Remarks |
Yachita | PO 1916-1918, Las Animas Co. |
Yale | Est 1889, Kit Carson Co. PO 1891-1905 |
Yale | On 1923 map, Chaffee Co. |
Yampa now Craig |
Est 1883, Routt Co. 1899 Renamed Craig Inc 1908, Moffat Co. |
Yampa | Est 1894, Routt Co. Inc 1907 |
Yankee aka Yankee Hill |
PO 1893-1910, Spans Clear Creek-Gilpin Co. Border |
Yankee Bar | Mining Camp, Gilpin Conty |
Yankee Girl | On 1895 map, Ouray Co. |
Yarmony | 1908 PO, Eagle Co. Still on 1923-1960 Map |
Yates | PO 1882-1883, Clear Creek Co. |
Yauger Ranch | Larimer Co. |
Yeiser | PO 1904-1929, Las Animas Co. |
Yellow Dog see Carbondale |
Garfield Co. |
Yellow Jacket | Est 1914, Montezuma Co. |
Yellowstone Creek | PO 1915-1916, Huerfano Co. |
Yetta now Tyrone |
Est 1916, Las Animas Co. (Name changed 1929) |
Yoder | Est 1904, El Paso Co. |
Yoman | 1904 PO, Elbert Co. |
Yorkville | PO 1875-188~, Fremont Co. |
Youghal | PO 1919-1934, Moffat Co. |
Youman | On 1895-1964 map, Hinsdale Co. (Very near Gunnison Co. Border) |
Young | PO 1882-1883, La Plata Co. On 1885-1887 map |
Younghall | On 1920s map, Moffat Co. |
Youngstown | Est 1859, Weld Co. |
Yoxall | RR Stop 1909-1920 map, Weld Co. |
Yule Creek see Marble |
Gunnison Co. |
Yuma | Est 1885, Weld Co. Inc 1887, Washington Co. Now in Yuma Co. |
Places that start with Z | |
City/Town/Place Name | Dates/County/Remarks |
Zamora | Las Animas Co. |
Zang's Spur now Broomfield |
Adams Co. |
Zapato | PO 1879-1900, Costilla Co. Later Alamosa Co. |
Zephyr Glen aka Windy Gulch |
Mineral Co. |
Zilar | PO 1892-1894, Weld Co. |
Zinc Junction | RR Stop 1916-1923 map, Pueblo Co. |
Zinzer aka Zinker |
Est ~1890, Rio Grande Co. |
Zirkel | PO 1899-1911, Larimer Co. Later Jackson Co. |
Zita now Galeton |
Est 1910, Weld Co. |
Zuck later Barton |
Est 1891, Prowers Co. (Name changed 1895) |
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