Dunckley, Colorado

Dunckley
ghost town
Dunckley is located in the United States
Dunckley
Dunckley
Location of Dunckley, Colorado.
Dunckley is located in Colorado
Dunckley
Dunckley
Dunckley (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°18′03″N 107°11′39″W / 40.30083°N 107.19417°W / 40.30083; -107.19417[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyRoutt[2]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyRoutt County[2]
Elevation
[1]
7,605 ft (2,318 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
Steamboat Springs 80487
Area codes970/748
GNIS place ID204651[1]

Dunckley (also spelled Dunkley) is a ghost town in Routt County, Colorado, United States.[4][5]

History

The Dunkley [sic], Colorado, post office operated from December 16, 1892, until December 31, 1942.[6] The Steamboat Springs, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80487) now serves the area.[3] The community was named in honor of several members of the local Dunkley family.[7]

Geography

Dunckley is located in Routt County at coordinates 40°18′03″N 107°11′39″W / 40.3008°N 107.1942°W / 40.3008; -107.1942 (Dunckley, Colorado) and elevation 7,605 feet (2,318 m).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunckley, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Dunckley, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Sinnwell, Mike (June 2009). "Dunckley Colorado Townsite - Ghost town". Rocky Mountain Profiles. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  7. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 18.
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