C.A.D. REGIONS
DINOSAUR COUNTRY REGION (DCR), includes the counties (11) of:
Clear Creek, Eagle, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt, and Summit
GREAT PLAINS REGION (GPR), includes the counties (11) of:
Arapahoe, Bent, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Otero, Prowers, Washington, and Yuma
MESA VERDE REGION (MVR), includes the counties (19) of:
Archuleta, Chaffee, Delta, Dolores, Douglas, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Lake, Mesa, Mineral, San Juan, San Miguel, and Teller
MILE HIGH REGION (MHR), includes only the (city and) county (1) of Denver
PAWNEE GRASSLANDS REGION (PGR), includes the counties (9) of:
Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, and Weld
SAND DUNES REGION (SDR), includes the counties (13) of:
Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Rio Grande, and Saguache
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| COLORADO COUNTIES AND COMMUNITIES |
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Counties (64)
(Regions) |
Communities
County seat/capital
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ADAMS
(PGR) |
Brighton; Adams City, Arvada (also in Jefferson County), Aurora (also in Arapahoe County), Bennett, Comanche, Commerce City, Derby, Dupont, Eastlake, Federal Heights, Henderson, Montbello, Northglenn, Strasburg, Thornton, Watkins, Welby, and Westminster (also in Jefferson County); |
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ALAMOSA
(SDR) |
Alamosa; Estrella, Great Sand Dunes National Park (also in Saguache county), Hooper, La Fruto, Mosca, and Waverly; |
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ARAPAHOE
(GPR) |
Littleton (also in Douglas and Jefferson counties); Aurora (also in Adams county), Buckley Air National Guard Base, Byers, Centennial, Cherry Creek (also in Douglas county), Cherry Hills Village, Deer Trail, Englewood, Fort Logan, Gateway, Glendale, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch (also in Douglas county), Hoffman Heights, Orchard Plaza, Sheridan, Smoky Hill, Southglenn, and Strasburg; |
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ARCHULETA
(MVR) |
Pagosa Springs; Arboles, Carracas, Chimney Rock (formerly Dyke),
Chromo, Lonetree, Nutria, Piedra, Sunetha Flats/Station, Southern Ute Indian Reservation (also in La Plata and San Juan counties), and Trujillo; |
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BACA
(SDR) |
Springfield; Bartlett, Bisonte, Campo, Deora, Lycan, Pritchett, Springfield, Stoneton/Stonington, Two Buttes, Utleyville, Vilas, and Walsh; |
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BENT
(SDR)
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Las Animas (and there’s Las Animas county); Boggsville, Caddoa, Fort Lyon, Hasty, McClave, Ninaview, and Toonerville; |
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BOULDER
(PGR) |
Boulder; Allenspark, Canfield, Caribou, Chautauqua Park, Eldora, Eldorado Springs, Erie (also in Weld county), Gold Hill, Hessie (ghost town), Hygiene, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Magnolia, Marshall, Meeker Park, Miramonte, Nederland, Niwot, Pinecliffe, Raymond, Rowena, Ryssby, Salina, Sugarloaf, Superior, Switzerland Park, Tungsten, Valmont (was once larger than Boulder), Wallstreet, Ward, and Wondervu; |
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BROOMFIELD
(PGR) |
City and County of Broomfield;
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CHAFFEE
(MVR) |
Salida; Buena Vista, Garfield (formerly Junction City), Granite, Hillside, Johnson Village, Monarch, Mount Princeton Hot Springs, Nathrop, Poncha Springs, St Elmo, Shavano, and Twin Lakes; |
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CHEYENNE
(GPR) |
Cheyenne Wells; Arapahoe, Arena, Chemung, First View, Kit Carson (and there's Kit Carson County), and Wild Horse; |
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CLEAR CREEK
(DCR) |
Georgetown; Dumont, Empire, Idaho Springs, Lawson, and Silver Plume; |
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CONEJOS
(SDR) |
Conejos; Bountiful, Capulin, Cumbres, Espinosa, Guadalupe, La Jara, Lasauses (also spelt Los Sauces), Las Mesitas, Lobatos (formerly Cenicero), Los Cerritos, Los Pinos, Manassa, Mogote, Morgan (and there's Morgan county), Ortiz, Paisaje, Platoro, Romeo (who'll find that Juliet's been renamed Arlington), Sanford, and Sego Springs; |
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COSTILLA
(SDR) |
San Luis (the oldest town in Colorado); Blanca, Chama, Fort Garland, Garcia (formerly Manzanares), Jaroso, La Valley, Los Fuertes, Mesita, Russell, San Acacio, San Francisco, San Pablo, San Pedro, Sierra, and Viejo (old) San Acacio; |
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CROWLEY
(SDR) |
Ordway; Crowley, Numa, Olney Springs, and Sugar City; |
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CUSTER
(SDR) |
Westcliffe; Greenwood (another Greenwood in Pueblo County), Querida, Rosita, San Isabel, Silver Cliff, and Wetmore; |
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DELTA
(MVR) |
Delta (formerly Uncompahgre); Bowie, Cedaredge, Chipeta, Cory, Crawford, Eckert, Escalante, Hotchkiss, Lazear, Maher, Orchard City, Paonia, and Roubideau; |
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DENVER
(MHR) |
City and County of Denver (formerly Auraria); the capital of Colorado; |
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DOLORES
(MVR) |
Dove Creek; Cahone, Dunton, and Rico;
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DOUGLAS
(MVR) |
Castle Rock; Cherry Creek (also in Arapahoe county), Deckers (formerly Daffodil, then Pemberton), Franktown, Highlands Ranch (also in Arapahoe county), Larkspur, Littleton (also in Arapahoe and Jefferson counties), Lone Tree, Louviers, Parker, The Pinery, Roxborough State Park, Sedalia, and Westcreek; |
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EAGLE
(DCR) |
Eagle; Avon, Basalt (also in Pitkin county), Beaver Creek, Bond, Burns, Camp Hale, Derby Junction, Derby Mesa, Edwards, EI Jebel, Gilman, Gypsum, Kaibab, McCoy, Minturn, Pando, Radium, Red Cliff (formerly just Cliff), Sheephorn, State Bridge, Sweetwater, Tigiwon, Vail, Wolcott, and Yarmony; |
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EL PASO
(SDR) |
Colorado Springs; Black Forest, Broadmoor, Buttes, Calhan, Cascade, Chipita Park (formerly Ute Park), Cimarron Hills, Colorado City (not to be confused with another, newer, Colorado City, formerly Crow Junction, in Pueblo county), Ellicott, Falcon, Fort Carson, Fountain, Green Mountain Falls (also in Teller county), Glen Eyrie, Husted, Ivywild, Minnehaha, Monument, North End, North Pole (Santa's Workshop), Palmer Lake, Peterson Field Air Force Base, Peyton, Pikeview, Ramah, Rockrimmon, Rosswell, Rush, Ruxton, Security, Skyway (and another in Mesa county), Templeton, US Air Force Academy, Widefield, and Yoder; |
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ELBERT
(GPR) |
Kiowa (and there’s Kiowa county); Agate, Bijou, Elbert (formerly Gomers Mills), Elizabeth, Kutch (formerly Sanborn), Manitou Springs, Matheson, Monument, Ponderosa Park, Resolis, River Bend, and Simla; |
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FREMONT
(SDR) |
Canon City; Calcite, Coal Creek, Coaldale, Cotopaxi, Florence, Hillside (formerly Texas Creek), Howard, Parkdale, Penrose, Portland (and another in Ouray county), Rockvale, Royal Gorge (the highest bridge in the world), Spikebuck, Texas Creek, and Williamsburg; |
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GARFIELD
(DCR) |
Glenwood Springs (formerly Defiance); Antlers, Battlement Mesa, Carbondale, Carbonera, Cardiff, Chacra, New Castle, Marble, Parachute (formerly Grand Valley), Redstone, Rifle, Riland, Rulison, Satank, Shoshone, Silt, and Una; |
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GILPIN
(DCR) |
Central City; Apex, Black Hawk, East Portal (but no West Portal!), Gilpin, Pactolus, Rollinsville, Russell Gulch, and Tolland; |
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GRAND
(DCR) |
Hot Sulphur Springs; Fraser, Granby, Grand Lake, Hideaway Park (formerly in turns Woodstock, Vasquez, and Little Chicago), Kremmling, Parshall, Rocky Mountain National Park (also in Larimer county), Tabernash, Troublesome, and Winter Park; |
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GUNNISON
(MVR) |
Gunnison; Almont, Anthracite, Blue Mesa, Chance, Crested Butte, Crystal, Gateview, Gothic, Hierro, lola, Jack's Cabin, Ohio, Marble (marble from here used for the Lincoln Memorial and for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C.), Midway (and another in Larimer county, and yet another in Teller County), Mount Crested Butte, Ohio, Parlin, Pitkin (formerly Quartzville; and there's also Pitkin county), Pittsburg, Powderhorn, Ragged Mountain, Sapinero, Somerset, Taylor Park, Tincup, Vulcan, and Waunita Hot Springs; |
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HINSDALE
(MVR) |
Lake City (and there’s Lake county), now the only community in Hinsdale county – the least populated county in Colorado); there was a Capitol City, so named because residents in 1887 hoped it would become the capital of Colorado); |
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HUERFANO
(SDR) |
Walsenberg; Apache City, Badito, Calumet, Cuchara, Delcarbon, Farisita, Gardner (formerly Huerfano Canyon), La Veta (formerly Francisco Plaza), Lascar, Pictou, Pryor, Red Wing, Tioga, and Toltec; |
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JACKSON
(DCR) |
Walden; Coalmont, Cowdrey, Damifino Park, Gould, Pearl, and Rand; |
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JEFFERSON
(DCR) |
Golden; Arvada (also in Adams county), Bergen Park, Buffalo Creek, Chief Hosa, Conifer, Columbine Hills, Critchell, Edgewater, El Rancho, Evergreen, Foxton, Genessee Park, Green Mountain, Idledale, Indian Hills, Kassler, 'Kittredge, Lakeside, Lakewood, Littleton (also in Arapahoe and Douglas counties), Morrison, Mountain View (and another in Larimer county, and yet another in Montrose county), Pine, Pleasant View (and another in Montezuma county), Rocky Flats, Shaffers Crossing, Spivak, Tiny Town, Westminster (also in Adams county), and Wheat Ridge; |
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KIOWA
(GPR) |
Eads; Arlington (founded as Juliet), Brandon, Chivington, Galatea, Haswell, Sheridan Lake, and Towner (formerly Memphis); |
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KIT CARSON
(GPR) |
Burlington; Bethune, Flagler, Seibert, Stratton, Vona, and Yale;
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LA PLATA
(MVR) |
Durango; Bayfield, Bondad, Breen, College Heights, Fort Lewis, Gem Village, Hermosa, Hesperus, Ignacio, La Boca, La Plata, La Posta, Marvel (formerly Kline), Mayday, Oxford, Parrott City, Purgatory, Redmesa, Southern Ute Indian Reservation (also in Archuleta and San Juan counties), Tacoma, Tiffany, Trimble, and Vallecito; |
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LAKE
(MVR) |
Leadville; Climax, Kokomo, Malta, and Twin Lakes;
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LARIMER
(PGR) |
Fort Collins; Association Camp (YMCA), Bellvue, Berthoud (but not Berthoud Pass, which straddles Clear Creek and Grand counties), Bert's Corner, Boettcher, Campion, Cherokee Park, Drake, Estes Park, The Forks, Glen Comfort, Glen Haven, Glendevey, Home, Indian Meadows, Ish Ranch, Kelim, Kinikinik (properly "kinnikinnik"), Laporte, Livermore, Loveland, Lyons, Manhattan, Masonville, Midway (and another in Gunnison county, and yet another in Teller county), Mishawaka, Mountain View (and another in Jefferson county, and yet another in Montrose county), Omega (but no Alpha in Colorado), Pinewood Springs (formerly Little Elk Park), Poudre Park, Red Feather Lakes, Rustic, Teds Place, Timnath, Virginia Dale, and Wellington; |
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LAS ANIMAS
(SDR) |
Trinidad; Aguilar, Barela, Boncarbo, Branson, Canoncito, Cokedale, Delhi, El Moro, Gulnare, Hoehne (formerly Pulaski), Jansen, Kim, Ludlow, Madrid, Model, Morley, Primero (first), Rugby, San Juan (and there's San Juan county), Sarcillo, Segundo (second), Sopris, Starkville, Stonewall, Tercio (third), Thatcher (formerly Hole-in-the-Rock -- a natural spring where horses were watered), Tijeras, Tobe, Torres (and another in Rio Grand county), Trinchera, Troy, Tyrone, Valdez, Vallorso, Vigil, Villegreen, Weston, and Wootton; |
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LINCOLN
(GPR) |
Hugo; Arriba, Atchee, Bovina, Boyero, Clifford, Genoa (formerly Creech, then Cable), Karval, Limon, Punkin Center (formerly Prairie Dream), Saugus, and Shaw; |
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LOGAN
(PGR) |
Sterling; Atwood, Crook, Dailey, Fleming, Iliff, Logan, Merino, Padroni, Peetz, Proctor, Red Lion, and Willard; |
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MESA
(MVR) |
Grand Junction (formerly Ute); Cameo, Clifton, Collbran, Colorado National Monument, De Beque, Fruita, Fruitvale, Gateway, Glade Park, Kannah, Loma, Mack, Mesa, Molina, Orchard Mesa, Palisade, Plateau City, Skyway (and another in El Paso county), and Whitewater; |
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MINERAL
(MVR) |
Creede (absorbed camps Amethyst, Bachelor, Jimtown, etc.); Spar City, and Wagon Wheel Gap; |
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MOFFAT
(DCR) |
Craig; Artesia (name changed to Dinosaur), Blue Mountain, Dinosaur (National Monument), Elk Springs, Great Divide, Greystone, Hamilton, Hiawatha, Juniper Hot Springs, Lay, Maybell, Slater, and Sunbeam (but no Moonbeam in Colorado); |
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MONTEZUMA
(MVR) |
Cortez; Arriola, Dolores, Dove Creek, Hovenweep National Monument (partly in Utah), Lebanon, Lewis, Mancos, McPhee Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Pleasant View (and another in Jefferson county), Stoner, Towaoc, Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, Yellow Jacket, and Yucca House National Monument; |
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MONTROSE
(MVR) |
Montrose; Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Bedrock, Cimarron, Hanging Flume (historic site), Maher, Mountain View (and another in Jefferson county, and yet another in Larimer County), Naturita, Nucla, Olathe (formerly Brown, then Colorow), Paradox, Redvale, Uravan, Ute, and Vancorumi; |
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MORGAN
(PGR) |
Fort Morgan; Balzac, Bijou (also in Elbert County), Brush, Goodrich, Hillrose, Hoyt, Log Lane Village, Orchard, Snyder, Weldona, and Wiggins; |
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OTERO
(SDR) |
La Junta; Bloom, Cheraw, Fowler, Las Animas, Manzanola, Rocky Ford, Swink, Timpas, and Vroman; |
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OURAY
(MVR) |
Ouray; Camp Bird, Colona (originally proposed as the name for our state), Portland (and another in Fremont county), Red Mountain, and Ridgway; |
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PARK
(MVR) |
Fairplay; Alma, Antero Junction, Bailey, Como, Estabrook, Garo, Grant, Guffey (formerly Idaville, then Freshwater), Hartsel, Jefferson (and there's Jefferson county) Lake George, Puma Hills, Santa Maria, Shawnee, South Park City, and Tarryall; |
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PHILLIPS
(PGR) |
Holyoke; Amherst, Haxtun, and Paoli;
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PITKIN
(MVR) |
Aspen; Basalt (also in Eagle county), Independence (another Independence in Teller county), Meredith, Redstone, Snowmass, Snowmass Village, and Woody Creek; |
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PROWERS
(GPR) |
Lamar; Bristol, Camp Amache (or Campamache), Carlton, Cheney Center, Granada, Hartman, Holly, Koen, Kornman, and Wiley; |
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PUEBLO
(SDR) |
Pueblo (formerly Independence); Avondale, Baxter, Belle Plain, Belmont, Beulah, Blende, Boone, Cedarwood, Colorado City (formerly Crow Junction, not to be confused with older Colorado City near Colorado Springs, El Paso county), Devine (formerly Vineland, changed because another town of that name is in the same county!), Greenhorn, Greenwood (another Greenwood in Custer county), Minnequa, Nepesta, Pinon, Rye, Sierra Vista, Siloam, Swallows, and Vineland; |
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RIP BLANCO
(DCR) |
Meeker; Buford, and Rangely;
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RIO GRANDE
(SDR) |
Del Norte; Homelake, Lariat, Monte Vista, Parma, Plaza, South Fork, Summitville, and Torres (and another in Las Animas county); |
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ROUTT
(DCR) |
Steamboat Springs; Clark, Columbine (name of the state flower), Deepcreek, Egeria, Harris, Hayden, McGregor, Milner, Mystic, Oak Creek, Pagoda, Phippsburg, Toponas, and Yampa; |
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SAGUACHE
(SDR) |
Saquache; Bonanza City, Bonita, Center (originally Centerview), Crestone, Great Sand Dunes National Monument (also in Alamosa county), Iris, La Garita, Mineral Hot Springs, Moffat (and there's Moffat county), Sargents, and Villa Grove; |
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SAN JUAN
(MVR) |
Silverton; Chattanooga, Eureka, Gladstone, Howardsville, Southern Ute Indian Reservation (also in Archuleta and La Plata counties), and Villa Grove; |
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SAN MIGUEL
(MVR) |
Telluride (formerly Columbia); Cedar, Egnar, Norwood, Ophir, Placerville, Sams, San Miguel, Sawpit, Slick Rock, and Vanadium; |
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SEDGWICK
(PGR) |
Julesburg; Ovid, and Sedgwick;
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SUMMIT
(DCR) |
Breckenridge; Copper Mountain, Dillon, Frisco, Keystone, Montezuma, Silverthorne, Tiger, and Wheeler Junction; |
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TELLER
(MVR) |
Cripple Creek; Divide, Elkton, Florissant (National Monument), Green Mountain Falls (also in EI Paso county), Independence (another Independence in Pitkin county), Midway (and another in Gunnison county, and yet another in Larimer county), Rainbow Valley, Rosemont, Victor, and Woodland Park; |
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WASHINGTON
(GPR) |
Akron; Anton, Arickaree, Cope (formerly Gray) , Elba, Idalia, Joes, Last Chance, Lindon (formerly Harrisburg, then Linden), Messex, Otis, Pinneo, Woodrow, and Xenia; |
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WELD
(PGR) |
(the largest county in Colorado); Greeley; Ault, Barnesville, Briggsdale, Buckingham, Carr, "Centennial" (fictitious town, "locale" of James A Michener’s Centennial, modelled on existing town of Keota), Cornish, Dacono, Eaton, Erie (also in Boulder county), Evans, Firestone, Fort Lupton, Fort Vasquez, Fosston, Frederick, Galeton (formerly Zita) , Garden City, Gilcrest, Gill, Gowanda, Grover (formerly Catoga), Hardin, Hereford, Hudson, lone, Johnstown, Keenesburg, Keota (see "Centennial" above), Kersey, La Salle, Lochbuie, Lucerne, Masters, Mead, Milliken, New Raymer, Nunn, Peckham, Pierce, Platteville, Prospect Valley, Purcell, Rockport, Roggen, Rosedale, Severance, Stoneham, Wattenberg, Windsor; and |
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YUMA
(GPR) |
Wray; Clarkville, Eckley, Hale, Heartstrong, Idalia, Joes (formerly Three Joes, after three men named Joe), Kirk, Laird, Schramm, Vernon, and Yuma.
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| Note |
Many of the names and items of interest are taken from William Bright’s delightful and informative book, Colorado place names.
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