Dyersville, Colorado
Ghost town in Summit County, Colorado, United States
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Dyersville was a mining town — now a ghost town — in Summit County, Colorado, United States. It was named after Methodist minister John Lewis Dyer. Nothing remains of the town except the roofless walls of a couple of log cabins.
Dyersville, Colorado | |
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The remains of Dyersville. | |
  Dyersville Location of Dyersville, Colorado.  Dyersville Dyersville (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39.4205°N 105.9839°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Summit[2] |
| Elevation | 10,880 ft (3,320 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | (Breckenridge) 80424 |
| Area codes | 970/748 |
History
Methodist minister and prospector John Lewis Dyer, better known as "Father" Dyer, built a cabin in a secluded location along the upper reaches of Indiana Creek in January 1881. He was soon joined in his seclusion by miners and merchants connected to the nearby Warrior's Mark mine. The community named itself after its first resident, Father Dyer.[4] The community never had its own post office.[5] The Breckenridge, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80424) serves the area.[3]
Notable residents
- John Lewis Dyer, pioneer Methodist minister.
Geography
The site of Dyersville is located in Summit County at coordinates 39.4205°N 105.9839°W and elevation 10,880 feet (3,316 m). The site is in Indiana Gulch, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado.
