anyone know colorado ghost towns?

[squatch94]

I'm interested in hunting some abandoned towns in the mountains and the like. Any info would be appreciated.

 

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[Wild Boulder Bill]

Give me a location I'll keep you huntin the rest of your life.

Wild Boulder

 

[Wild Boulder Bill]

sasquatch see my posting in other looking for colorado treasure

 

[dano91]

Ive found several in the ne plains of colorado let me know when you want to go

 

[nedigger]

There seems to be a few listed here. http://www.ghosttowns.com/ Just click on your state at the top of the page and follow through from there. Also try a Google search for old maps of Colorodo and don't forget the Library and Historical Society. Good luck and HH.

 

[dano91]

So I guess whenever a post office closes in a town they label it a ghost town

 

[sebbert]

Guys let me know where u live and when u r going md. i just purched my fisher 1236-x2 and can't wait to hit some ghost town. i live in near vail.
regards
sebastian

 

[Wild Boulder Bill]

iF A TOWN DRIES UP AND BLOWS AWAY I GUESS THE ONLY PEOPLE AT THE POST OFFICE WOULD BE GHOSTS. uNLESS YOU COUNT THE DRUNKS wHO ARE LOST, BUT THEY USUALLY DON'T PICK UP MAIL

 

[reiferman]

HI guys,

Haven't been on here for awhile. I happened by and noticed this thread.

I have actually been to Keota in NE Colorado as well as Buckingham, New Raymer, and Stoneham. The people at all of these spots were really nice when I asked permission to hunt. I was even allowed to hunt the abandoned school site in Keota even though it is marked as no trespassing. I found a 1927 Mercury around the flag pole area. Also found some old newspaper type around the old train depot area. They do not like for you to hunt around the foundations as people still own the land these are on. The places where the sidewalks and streets used to be are fair game.

It looks as though Keota gets hunted quite abit due to it being on the way to the pawnee buttes in the pawnee grasslands. Watch for rattlers in all of these areas! Keota is mostly abandoned except for the road maintenance guys and one person who built a metal building to the west of the school house. It is also very trashy. I used a minelab explorer II and periscope probe to hunt and was amazed at the amount of deep rusted metal.

Anyway, hope this helps.

HH
The Reiferman 8)

 

[dano91]

Reiferman I was going to go up there myself, and thats pretty much what I would have expected of the place.
Did you clean it out? or are you going back sometime?

 

[reiferman]

Reiferman I was going to go up there myself, and thats pretty much what I would have expected of the place.
Did you clean it out? or are you going back sometime?

I'm sure I left some stuff there for you I was there in Feb. I won't be making it back there for awhile as I'm off to Alaska for a month. Unfortunately my wife is making me leave the detector at home It'll still be great fun.

HH
The Reiferman

 

[dano91]

I was kinda worried about those signs saying No collecting of artifacts on Pawnee natl grassland's

 

[camcolo]

I will post any Colorado ghost towns I hit this summer. I live SW of Denver at Pine Junction. I will be hitting some this summer. There are some good books at bookstores on Colorado ghost towns. I have been doing really good at some local places and learning my detector. There is a lot of potential in the ghost towns, though I learned that 4-wheeling a lot of the roads, gotta have 4-wheel drive. As I write, it is snowing! But tomorrow it is supposed to get up to 70 in Denver. This is going to be a wet, muddy year off-roading. this year. Love it!!!!!

Curt

 

[reiferman]

I was kinda worried about those signs saying No collecting of artifacts on Pawnee natl grassland's

I actually checked and Keota is not owned by the USFS as are the Pawnee Grasslands. It is private property. So if you get permission to do so, go for it!

HH
The Reiferman

 

[Wild Boulder Bill]

squatch make sure you read my posting in the other colorado treasure leads. We are going to go for it.

 

[Honch in CO]

Anyone have any information on Deadman Camp in Colorado or what it was called before it became Deadman Camp?

Honch

 

[49er]

MD buddies, Gold-N-Detectors has a large selection of books that run about $5.95 each that covers Ghost Towns and Mines in various Colorado counties. Each book gives a short story about each town and also includes a map noting the locations. One great thing about these books is they let you know if they are on private property or not. Would recommend these books for your private collection.

49er

 

[pseudodragon]

Hi everyone,

I realize this is an old thread, but I'm in Colorado (Westminster, between Denver and Boulder) and am excited about my new MD'ing hobby. If any of you have any day trips planned coming up this spring or summer and wouldn't mind a newbie along, I'd love to hear from you. I'd be just as excited to find an artifact as I would silver or (gulp!) gold coins. I don't care if it's a ghost town, CCC camp, miner's cabin, or someone's front yard! I would want to get permission for any private property digs, though. I just want to get out and have some fun with it. Anything I find along the way is a bonus. I'm looking forward to meeting some of you.

Thanks!
Gary

p.s.
Thanks for the tips on books and resources. I'm an internet wiz and do a fair amount of reading, so I'll be researching possible locations soon.