The following is a list of towns I've been able to locate via GROFUTT'S GRIP-SACK GUIDE OF COLORADO, 1885, by George A. Grofutt; Lists..."every city, town, village, station, medicinal spring, resort, and important mining camp in the state." Information was also gleaned from maps dated 1895, 1920, and a current map of the State of Colorado.
Greenwood was the original name of Bent County. In 1889, Cheyenne, Otero, and Prowers Counties were created from portions of Bent County; and in 1911, Crowley County was created.
| TOWN | 1885 | 1895 | 1920 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe | X | Cheyenne | ||
| Beethurst | -- | -- | X | -- |
| Big Bend | -- | -- | X | -- |
| Blackwell | X | -- | -- | -- |
| ***Boggsville | X | X | X | X |
| Caddoa | X | X | X | X |
| *Catlin | X | Otero | ||
| Chivington | -- | X | Kiowa | |
| *Cheyenne Wells | X | Cheyenne | ||
| Cornelia | -- | -- | X | -- |
| First View | X | Cheyenne | ||
| *Fort Lyon | X | X | X | X |
| Gem P.O. or Hasty | -- | -- | X | X |
| *Granada | X | Prowers | ||
| Hadley | -- | -- | X | X |
| *Higbee | X | Otero | ||
| Hilton | -- | X | X | X |
| Holly's Station or P.O. | X | Prowers | ||
| Iron Springs | X | -- | -- | -- |
| Keesee | -- | -- | X | X |
| *Kit Carson | X | Cheyenne | ||
| Kreyhill | -- | -- | X | X |
| *La Junta | X | Otero | ||
| *Las Animas | X | X | X | X |
| Lubers | -- | -- | X | -- |
| Marlman | -- | -- | X | -- |
| McClave | -- | -- | X | -- |
| Melonfield | -- | -- | X | -- |
| Oxford | X | -- | -- | -- |
| Prowers | X | X | X | X |
| Riverdale | -- | -- | X | -- |
| Rixey | -- | -- | X | -- |
| Robinson | X | -- | -- | -- |
| Rocky Ford | X | Otero | ||
| *Sanborn | X | -- | -- | -- |
| Tampas (Timpas) | X | Otero | ||
| Waveland | -- | -- | X | -- |
| * **West Las Animas | X | -- | -- | -- |
| Wild Horse | X | Cheyenne | ||
*Post Offices Listed as of 1880
**Las Animas and West Las Animas eventually combined where West
Las Animas stood. It is now simply Las Animas and is the county
seat.
***Boggsville still exists even though it is not on maps.
Map Links:
Bent County, Colorado 1895 -- Map is quite large and takes awhile to download
Return to Bent County History Homepage
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