WayfarrowMadrid
Ghost town · Las Animas County, Colorado
Madrid is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado. It is one of 15 former communities in Las Animas County on the federal names register. No county in Colorado has more among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Madrid as a historical populated place on the Madrid 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 37.1276° N, 104.6413° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Madrid |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 6,286 ft |
| Nearest living town | Cokedale, CO |
| Distance to it | 1.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 194645 |
| Coordinates | 37.12761, -104.64134 |
What's there now
Madrid is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cokedale, CO (population 162), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,286 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Violaghost town · Las Animas County · 2.3 mi
- Sopris Plazaghost town · Las Animas County · 3.7 mi
- Soprisghost town · Las Animas County · 4.3 mi
- Saint Thomasghost town · Las Animas County · 4.6 mi
- Piedmontghost town · Las Animas County · 5 mi
- Primeroghost town · Las Animas County · 5.6 mi
- Forbesghost town · Las Animas County · 10.1 mi
- Morleyghost town · Las Animas County · 10.1 mi
- Berwindghost town · Las Animas County · 12.6 mi
- Ludlowghost town · Las Animas County · 14.6 mi
- Delaguaghost town · Las Animas County · 14.7 mi
- Brodheadghost town · Las Animas County · 19.7 mi
Questions
Where is Madrid?
Madrid is in Las Animas County, Colorado, at 37.1276, -104.6413.
How many ghost towns are in Las Animas County?
Las Animas County, Colorado has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
- Chronicling America (Library of Congress) — Chronicling America search (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.