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Antler Creek 

1885

Ghost Town E of Janeway

Ashcroft

1880-1912

aka Chloride and Castle Forks City, 12 mi S of Aspen, abandoned by 1935, used as training camp in WWII for Army 10th Mtn Division, 1950s TV show Sergeant Preston of the Yukon was filmed here.  Town is now a national historic site and has been partially restored.

Aspen

1880-Present

formerly named Ute City, began as a silver camp, now ski resort for the rich and famous. 

Aspen City 

 .

small camp, now merged into Aspen

Aspen Junction 

1890 

renamed Basalt 

Aspen-Gerbaz

1967

rural branch of Aspen

Avalanche

. 

located on Crystal River, RR stop

Basalt 

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aka Frying Pan City and Aspen Junction, on border of Eagle and Pitkin Counties at confluence of Fryingpan and Roaring Fork rivers, supply town for Colorado Midland Railway, burned in 1892, 1898, and 1900 

Biglow

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aka Quinn's Spur, RR loading spur, 

Calcium

1888-1890

became Thomasville, limestone quarry

Carey/ Careys Camp

1883-1884

aka Carey's Camp, located on Conundrum Creek 

Castle Forks City

1880-1881

became Ashcroft 

Cervera

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aka Sewell and Manalta, located on Crystal River

Chipeta

1899-1899

became Independence 

Chloride

1881-1882

 mining camp, aka Highland

Clifton

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aka Penny Hot Springs, N of Redstone, ochre mine

Coalbasin

1881-1909

Ghost Town, 12 mi W of Redstone, RR spur

Concentrator

1923

 RR stop 4 mi NW of Aspen

Cooper's Camp 

1880-1886

Ghost Town, 2 mi S of Ashcroft

Crystal Ranch

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located on Crystal River

Davies

1895-1895

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Difficult Creek 

1885 

 SE of Aspen on way to Taylor Pass

Douglass City 

.

construction camp on W side of Hagerman Tunnel, near Ivanhoe

Eagle Sampler 

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camp and mill near Independence

Elk Mtn Lodge 

.

.

Emma

1883-1947

Began as RR camp on Roaring Fork between Glenwood & Aspen, 2 buildings remain 

Farwell

1881-1882

became Independence 

Gerbazdale

1918-1918

aka Watson

Gulch

1891-1916

aka Spring Gulch

Hellgate

.

Mining camp on Maroon Creek 

Highland

1879-1890

formerly Chloride, Ghost Town, now has some new cabins

Hope

 1880s

 mining camp near Independence, aka Mount Hope

Hot Springs

.

located on Crystal River

Humphrey 

.

 RR stop 

Independence

1880 

Ghost Town on Independence Pass, formerly Chipeta, Sidney, Farwell and Sparkill, renamed Mammoth City and Mount Hope for awhile, several cabin ruins remain, Named after Independence Mine which was discovered 4 July 1879. 

Ivanhoe

1888-1918

RR stop on FR 527 next to Lake Ivanhoe 

Janeway

1887-1900

located on Crystal River, Ghost Town, 1 cabin remains, N of Redstone, formerly Mobley's Camp

Junction House

.

station stop on Independence Pass

Kellogg

.

Ghost Town, 2 mi S of Ashcroft, just N of Cooper's Camp

Lenado

1891-1907

 4 mi NE of Aspen on Woody Creek, at foot of Porphyry Mtn, began 1880s lead, silver and zinc, now hippy haven

Mammoth City 

.

aka Independence 

Manalta

.

aka Cervera and Sewell

Marion

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Maroon Creek 

.

scattered settlement along creek

Massive City 

 1879-1883

 on W slope of Mt massive, ghost town

McClure

.

located on Crystal River at county border

Medio

.

RR & coal camp between Redstone & Coalbasin

Merideth

1889

started as Limestone quarry, now a resort on Frying Pan River, store remains 

Mobleys Camp 

1887

stage stop between Redstone and Marble, renamed Janeway

Mount Hope 

.

aka Independence 

Muckawanago

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lumber loading spur, aka Rileys

Nast

1909-1918

RR stop and resort

Norrie

1894-1918

started as a lumber camp

Penny Hot Springs

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aka Clifton, north of Redstone, had ochre mine

Placita

1899-1934

located on Crystal River, Ghost Town, Coal Town established by Colo Fuel & Iron 

Quinn's Spur 

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RR loading spur, aka Biglow

Rathbone

.

near Woody Creek

Redstone

1898-Present

Redstone Online, established by JC Osgood as a company town for his nearby coal mines, now a resort

Richland

.

 aka Highland 

Riley's

. 

 aka Muckawanago, lumber loading spur

Roaring Fork City

 1879

 Just W of Aspen

Rock Creek 

.

Early name for Crystal River

Ruby

1890s

silver camp in Lincoln Gulch,10 mi S of Independence, Ghost Town

Ruedi

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now submerged under Ruedi Reservoir

Satank

1882-1904

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Sellar

1888-1918

RR stop and PO on Colorado Midland RR on Seller Creek

Sewell

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aka Cervera and Manalta, 4 mi N of Janeway

Sidney

1881-1882

aka Independence

Smuggler

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mining camp near Smuggler mine, now part of Aspen

Snowmass

1889-Present

named for nearby stream, ski resort

Snowmass Village

1967-Present

Snowmass Village Online

Sparkill

1882-1887

became Independence

Spring Gulch

1891-1916

coal town, aka Gulch

Tellurium Park

.

between Thomasville and Troutville in Eagle County

Thomas

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located on Crystal River

Thomasville

1890-1918

aka Calcium, began as smelter, on Frying Pan River on FR 105, several cabins remain

Tourtelotte

1899-1894

1.5 mi S of Aspen, now part of Aspen Ski Area

Ute City/ Springs

.

renamed Aspen

Watson

1889-1918

renamed Gerbazdale, 2 mi N of Woody Creek, RR stop 

Weller

.

 stage stop 12 mi from Aspen on way to Independence pass

West Aspen

. 

 camp absorbed into Aspen

Woody Creek

1920

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