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Campbelltown

Ghost town · Gunnison County, Colorado

Pitkin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Pitkin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Campbelltown 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 Campbelltown as a historical populated place on the Pitkin 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 38.6122° N, 106.5653° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePitkin
Elevation10,507 ft
Nearest living townPitkin, CO
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID189069
Coordinates38.61222, -106.56531

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What's there now

Campbelltown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pitkin, CO (population 127), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,507 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Campbelltown?

Campbelltown is in Gunnison County, Colorado, at 38.6122, -106.5653.

How many ghost towns are in Gunnison County?

Gunnison County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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