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Hessie

Ghost town · Boulder County, Colorado

Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hessie is a ghost town in Boulder County, Colorado. It is one of 5 former communities in Boulder County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hessie as a historical populated place on the Nederland 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 39.9550° N, 105.6000° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNederland
Elevation9,040 ft
Nearest living townEldora, CO
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID181072
Coordinates39.95499, -105.60000

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What's there now

Hessie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eldora, CO (population 440), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,040 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 Hessie?

Hessie is in Boulder County, Colorado, at 39.9550, -105.6000.

How many ghost towns are in Boulder County?

Boulder County, Colorado has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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