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Virginia Dale

Ghost town · Larimer County, Colorado

Virginia Dale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Virginia Dale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Virginia Dale is a ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado. It is one of 5 former communities in Larimer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Virginia Dale as a historical populated place: 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 40.9547° N, 105.3490° W.

Key facts

Elevation7,051 ft
Nearest living townRed Feather Lakes, CO
Distance to it15.7 miles
Coordinates40.95470, -105.34900

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What's there now

Virginia Dale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Red Feather Lakes, CO (population 347), about 15.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,051 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Virginia Dale, Colorado, Cafe and Post Office Building (photo taken July 26, 2012) by Chris 'Xenon' Hanson
Virginia Dale, Colorado, Cafe and Post Office Building (photo taken July 26, 2012) by Chris 'Xenon' Hanson · XenonofArcticus / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Virginia Dale?

Virginia Dale is in Larimer County, Colorado, at 40.9547, -105.3490.

How many ghost towns are in Larimer County?

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

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