Baltimore MD | |
Beaver Creek (Nutria, Castle Rock Creek) | Fremont County. Post Office 1862. |
Black Hawk(Blackhawk, Black Hawk Point) | Gilpin County. Gold discovered in 1859. 1 mile E of Central City. |
Bradford (Bradford City, Twelve Mile House) | Jefferson County. 12 miles SW of Denver, 4 mi from Morrison. |
Breckenridge ( Breckinridge, Fort Meribeth) | Summit County. Established 1859. 81 mile W of Denver, 10 mile S of Frisco. |
Brownsville | Chaffee County. Established by 1865. |
Buckskin Joe (Buckskin, Laurette, Lauret) | Park County. 2 mi W of Alma. Renamed Laurette or Lauret. |
Burlington | Boulder County. Post Office 1862-1873. 11 mi N of Boulder. |
Cache Creek (Cash Creek) | Lake County. Gold discovered 1860. 3 mile W of Granite. |
California Gulch (Leadville) | Lake County. Established by 1859. |
Camp Cobb | Unknown. May be at Fredericksburg VA. |
Camp Collins | Larimer County. Established 1863. Destroyed by flood in 1864. |
Camp Colorado TX | Coleman Co TX. On Jim Ned Creek. Move here in 1856. |
Camp Curtis UNK | Possibly the Camp Curtis that is near Waynesville, MO. |
Camp Evans UNK | Unknown location but likely a camp by this name existed in Colorado. |
Camp Fillmore (Fort Fillmore) | Pueblo County. Established 1861. Near Boone, 2 mi above Booneville on Arkansas River. |
Camp Rollins UNK | Unknown location. |
Camp Sanborn | Elbert Co? On or near Bijou Creek. |
Camp Weld (Fort Weld) | Arapahoe County. Established 1861. Abandoned 1865 |
Canon City | Fremont County. Established 1859 |
Central City (Mountain City) | Gilpin County. Established 1859. In Gregory Gulch. |
Clear Creek | Either Chaffee County or Hinsdale County. On stage line Lake City to Antelope Springs. |
Colorado City Fort | El Paso County. 1864 to 1868 was maintained. In the vicinity of Colorado Springs. |
Council Grove KS | Probably location is in Kansas. |
Delaware City (Delaware Flats) | Summit County. Established by 1859. |
Delaware Flats (Delaware City) | Summit County. Established by 1859. |
Denver (Denver City, Auraria, Mountain City) | Arapahoe County. Established 1858. Formerly Auraria. |
Elk Creek | Jefferson County. On C&S. Post Office 1864-1865. W of Golden. |
Empire City (Empire) | Clear Creek County. Post Office 1861-1886. Changed to Empire. 9 mile W of Idaho Springs. |
Fairplay (Fair Play) | Park County. 81 miles SW of Denver |
Fontaine City | Pueblo County. Built about 1856. On E bank of Fountain Creek at junction with Arkansas River. |
Fort Fillmore (Camp Fillmore) | Pueblo County. Established 1861. Near Boone. On Arkansas River. |
Fort Garland (Garland, Old Fort Garland) | Costilla County. Established 1858. Fort abandoned 1883. |
Fort Kearney NE | Kearney, NE |
Fort Larned KS | Larned, KS |
Fort Lyon (Fort Wise) | Huerfano County. Established 1860. Formerly Fort Wise. |
Fort Smith AR | Fort Smith, AR |
Fort Union | Las Animas County. Established by 1882. On New Mexico Border. |
Fort Wise (Fort Lyon) | Bent County. Established 1860. Renamed Fort Lyon in 1862, then Old Fort Lyon |
French Gulch (Clifton) | Lake County. On DSP&P. Another name for Clifton. A camp at Shields Stamp Mill. |
Galena Gulch | Summit County. A rich mining community. |
Georgia Gulch (Parkville, Park City) | Summit County. Established in 1860s. By 1880s city was buried by mine tailings. |
Gold Hill (Goldhill) | Boulder County. Established by 1859. Post Office 1863-1866 & 1879-1894. Became Goldhill. 11 miles W of Boulder. |
Gold Run | Boulder Co. Camp at Gold Hill. Chaffee Co. Camp near Cache Creek. La Plata Co. Camp SW of Parrott City, W of Mayday. San Juan Co. Early name for Beartown, Bear Creek, Cub Town, Silver Tip & Sylvanite. San Miguel Co. E of Placerville. Summit Co. In a gulch up from Swan River & Buffalo Flats. |
Golden City (Golden) | Jefferson Co. Established 1859. 21 mi S of Boulder. |
Guadaloupe (Conejos, Guadalupe) | Conejos Co. Established 1855 |
Hamilton (Tarryall, Tarryall Diggings) | Park Co. Est. by 1859. Post Office 1860-1881. Across creek from Tarryall. |
Hickmans Mills MO | Washington Township. 8 mi from Lee’s Summit. |
Huntsville | Douglas Co. Site 1. Post Office 1860-1861. Site 2. Est. by 1860. Post Office 1862-1871. PO went to Larkspur. |
Idaho (Idahoe, Idaho Springs) | Clear Creek Co. Post Office 1862-1876. Changed to Idaho Springs. |
Julesburg (California Crossing, Denver Junction, Weir, Jules, Old Julesburg | Sedgwick/Weld Co. Site 1. Established 1850. Post Office 1860-1862. Five other sites. |
Junction (many sites) | El Paso Co. Established by 1859. On Boiling Spring Creek. N of Autobee. Jefferson Co. Post Office 1861-1863. 10 mi SW of Morrison. Morgan Co. Post Office in 1863. First name for Fort Morgan. |
Kansas City MO | |
La Porte (La Port, Laporte) | Larimer Co. Post Office 1862-1864 & 1866-1894. Was Auroria, then Colona, then Laporte. |
Laurette (Lauret, Buckskin, Buckskin Joe) | Park Co. Est. 1859. Post Office 1861-1865. Changed to Buckskin. NW of Fairplay. |
Leavenworth [KS] | |
Lincoln City (Lincoln, Farncomb Hill, Paige City) | Summit Co. Post Office 1861 as Paige City-1894. 4 mi NE of Breckenridge. |
Mammoth City (Mamoth, Tolland) | Gilpin Co. Stage station between Rollinsville & East Portal. |
Marshall (Rockland, Langford, Gorham) | Boulder Co. SE of Boulder. Formerly Rockland. Possibly Marshall KS. |
Marysville KS | Marshall Co. KS |
Mears Ranch | Probably Chaffee County. |
Mill City (Dumont) | Clear Creek Co. Post Ofice 1861-1863 & 1866-1879. Changed to Dumont. 5 mi NW of Idaho Springs. |
Mineral Point | La Plata/San Juan Co. 8 mi SE of Ouray. A 11,474 ft. Post Office for Mineral City. |
Montgomery (Montgomery City) | Park Co. At headwaters of the South Platte. |
Mountain City (Central City) | Gilpin Co. Post Offfice 1860-1869. Changed to Central City. 0.5 mi E of Central City. |
Nevada City (Nevada, Nevadaville, Nevada Gulch, Bald Mountain) | Gilpin Co. Post Office 1861-1869. Changed to Bald Mountain. Near Glory Hole. Once larger than Denver. |
Oro City (Oro, Boughtown, Sacramento City) | Lake Co. Established by 1860. Originally called Boughtown. In California Gulch. |
Parkville (Park City, Georgia Gulch) | Summit Co. Post Office 1861-1866. 10 mi E of Breckenridge. By 1880s buried by mine tailings. |
Pilot Knob MO | Iron Co. MO. S of Saint Louis MO |
Plum Creek UNK | Unknown state or location. |
Pueblo (Fort Pueblo, Independence) | Pueblo Co. Established by 1858. 5 mi W of Bent’s Fort. |
Rock Castle UNK | Unknown state or location, but possibly Castle Rock, CO. |
Saint Joseph MO | |
Saint Louis MO | |
Saint Vrain | Weld Co. Near Fort Saint Vrain. Post Office 1859-1875. |
Silver Lake | Summit Co. Post Office 1862-1864. |
Spanish Bar | Chaffee Co. Est. by 1863. At fork of Chalk Creek & Arkansas River. Clear Creek Co. Post office 1860-1885. 2 mi W of Idaho Springs. |
Sterling (Camp Sterling) | Park Co. Post Office 1862-1865. |
Sulphur Springs MO | Jefferson Co. |
Taos NM | |
Trading Post KS | Linn Co. NE of Mound City. |
Trail Creek (Freeland) | Clear Creek Co. 5 mi W of Idaho Springs. |
Union Point UNK | Unknown state or location. However, all recruiting took place in Colorado Territory during this time period. |
Van Buren AR | Crawford Co. NE of Fort Smith. |
West Point UNK | Unknown state or location. Perhaps was West Port. |
West Port UNK | May have been the “Original Kansas City”. However, all recruiting took place in Colorado Territory during this time period. |
