Colorado

Below is a list of locations in Colorado, with post tags/labels attached. For easy access, a list of all other labels can be found here.

Only the most notable and/or relevant communities — especially including ones that, based on my current backlog of data, will/may come up in the future — within 42 of the state's 64 counties are listed here. Not all of these have tags associated with them, but I have listed all that (will) come up at least once, as well as other significant/populous communities, including ones that have/had its own newspaper. Furthermore, for many of the counties with relatively small populations, and/or where the populations are highly concentrated in one city, I have chosen to essentially list any community with a population of 1,000 or greater. For each county I have included, at the very least, the county seat as well as its most populous community. 

Map of Colorado with county and county seat labels. Source.

 The communities — cities/towns, incorporated communities, census-designated places, and (less frequently) unincorporated communities — are listed alphabetically underneath each county subheading. Each county seat is bolded, and the largest community by population in each county is italicized. Large cities have also been broken down into neighborhoods when relevant. Two asterisks (**) denotes independent cities / consolidated city and county governments.

Also to be included are "protected lands," primarily regional, state, and national parks and forests. It should be noted that many of these protected lands had not yet received official designation during the time period on which this blog focuses (1960s and 70s).

I have also included information regarding tribes, nations, and reservations in each county, sourced and cross-referenced from Regis University, CO Commission of Indian Affairs, and Wikipedia. I have opted to use the full, official name of each tribe, as well as note when a tribe or reservation was recognized or established — if I notice that said date is after the time frame of this blog — for the sake of comprehensiveness.

This is intended as both a place to find tags, as well as a general reference list. Even if not the case for others, I find it useful myself, especially when needing to consider jurisdictions!

Adams

  • Aurora **, Brighton, Commerce City, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster 
    • ** Primarily located in Arapahoe County, with a very small portion also in Douglas County

Alamosa

  • Alamosa, Alamosa East, Mosca  

Arapahoe

  • Aurora **, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Littleton 
    • ** Partially located in Adams County, with a very small portion also in Douglas County 

Archuleta

  • Arboles, Pagosa Springs  
  • Tribes and reservations: 
    • Southern Ute Indian Tribe
      • Southern Ute Indian Reservation
      • Also partially located in Archuleta & Montezuma Counties

Bent

  • Las Animas 

Boulder

  • Boulder, Gunbarrel, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Superior

Chaffee

  • Buena Vista, Salida  

Broomfield **

  • City and County

Clear Creek

  • Georgetown,  Idaho Springs 

Delta

  • Cedaredge, Delta, Orchard City, Paonia 

Denver **

  • City and County. Also state capital 

Douglas

  • Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker, Roxborough Park, Stonegate, The Pinery  

Eagle

  • Avon, Dotsero, Eagle, Edwards, Gypsum, Vail

El Paso

  • Black Forest, Colorado Springs, Fort Carson, Fountain, Gleneagle, Manitou Springs, Palmer Lake, Security-Widefield, Stratmoor, Woodmoor 

Elbert

  • Elizabeth, Kiowa, Ponderosa Park 

Fremont

  • Cañon City, Florence, Lincoln Park, Park Center 

Garfield

  • Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Parachute, Rifle, Silt

Gilpin

  • Central City, Coal Creek  

Grand

  • Fraser, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Winter Park

Gunnison

  • Crested Butte, Gunnison 

Jefferson

  • Applewood, Arvada, Columbine, Evergreen, Fairmount, Golden, Ken Caryl, Lakewood, Westminster **, Wheat Ridge 
    • ** Also located in Adams County, in which about 63% of the city's population lives

La Plata

  • Durango, Ignacio
  • Tribes and reservations: 
    • Southern Ute Indian Tribe
      • Southern Ute Indian Reservation
      • Also partially located in Archuleta & Montezuma Counties
    • Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
      • Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation 
      • Also partially located in Montezuma County, as well as in NM and UT 

Lake

  • Leadville, Leadville North

Larimer

  • Berthoud, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Johnstown, Loveland, Timnath, Wellington, Windsor  

Las Animas

  • Trinidad  

Logan

  • Sterling 

Mesa

  • Fruita, Fruitvale, Grand Junction, Orchard Mesa, Palisade, Redlands

Moffat

  • Craig 

Montezuma

  • Cortez, Mancos, Towaoc  
  • Tribes and reservations: 
    • Southern Ute Indian Tribe
      • Southern Ute Indian Reservation
      • Also partially located in Archuleta & Montezuma Counties
    • Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
      • Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation 
      • Also partially located in La Plata County, as well as in NM and UT 

Montrose

  • Montrose, Olathe  

Morgan

  • Brush, Fort Morgan, Wiggins

Otero

  • Fowler, La Junta, Rocky Ford

Park

  • Bailey, Fairplay 

Pitkin

  • Aspen, Basalt, Snowmass Village 

Prowers

  • Lamar  

Pueblo

  • Pueblo, Pueblo West 

Rio Grande

  • Del Norte, Monte Vista  

Routt

  • Hayden, Steamboat Springs  

Summit

  • Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, Silverthorne 

Teller

  • Cripple Creek, Woodland Park 

Washington

  • Akron  

Weld

  • Dacono, Evans, Firestone, Fort Lupton, Frederick, Greeley, Lochbuie, Mead, Milliken, Severance

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