Howardsville, San Juan County, Colorado, United States
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- Howardsville
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- Located along the Las Animas River, at the mouth of Cunningham Creek.
- Established and laid out by the Bullion City Company in 1874. Served as the first county seat of San Juan County, until 1875. Originally named Bullion City, but renamed later in 1874, reportedly for either Lieutenant Howard, a once-prominent local figure, or for George Howard, who once had a cabin in the area.
- 37.835552437° 50' 08.0"N-107.5942267107° 35' 39.2"W
- Middleton 1.8 mi. NE
- Eureka 3.4 mi. NE
- Silverton 4.2 mi. SW
- Ironton (Ouray County) 8.2 mi. NW
- Camp Bird (Ouray County) 11.9 mi. NW
- Ophir (San Miguel County) 13.1 mi. W
- Hillside 3.3 mi. W
- Lone Tree (San Miguel County) 13.2 mi. NW
- Lone Tree (Telluride, San Miguel County) 13.2 mi. NW
- 2,971 m
- 798137046
- Updated Apr 19, 2020