The following geographic names are an alphabetical listing of locations in Colorado in 1906. This page contains those geographic locations that start with the letter D.
The names appearing in parentheses at the end of the description in the following geographic listings refer to the atlas sheets published separately by the United States Geological Survey.
Daffodil; post village in Douglas County.
Dailey; village in Garfield County.
Daisy; pass in Gunnison County, (Anthracite)
Dale; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.
Dale; station in Fremont County on Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad; altitude, 7,063 feet.
Dallas; peak in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Dallas; town in Ouray County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 50; altitude, 6,909 feet. (Ouray)
Dallas Divide; post village in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,977 feet.
Dallas Fork; in Ouray County, a left-hand branch of Uncompahgre River.
Daly, Mount; in Elk Mountains, Pitkin County; altitude, 13,193 feet.
Dana; creek in Dolores County, a left-hand branch West Fork Dolores River.
Danforth; hills in Routt and Rio Blanco counties.
Dante; station in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
Darby; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Pa Plata River. (La Plata)
Dark; canyon in Gunnison County, tributary to Anthracite Creek, (Anthracite)
Davenport; gulch in Gilpin County, tributary to North Clear Creek (Central City Special)
Davenport; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,169 feet.
Davidson; mesa in Boulder County. (Denver)
Davis; canyon in Otero County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Timpas)
Davis; peak in Larimer County; altitude, 11,001 feet.
Daweepanoonis; creek in Ouray County, a left-hand branch of Uncompahgre River.
Dawkins; post village in Pueblo County. Railroad name, Pin on.
Dawson; butte in Douglas County. (Castle Rock)
Dawson; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,308 feet (Platte, Canyon)
Dayton; village in Gunnison County; altitude, 9,441 feet.
Dead; lake in El Paso County. (Pikes Peak)
Deadman; canyon in El Paso County, tributary to Turkey Creek. (Colorado Springs)
Deadman; creek in El Paso County, a right-hand branch of Beaver Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Castle Rock)
Deadman; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to South St. Wain Creek. (Boulder)
Deadman; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Deadman; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to Cherry Creek. (La Plata)
Deadmans; gulch in Gunnison County, tributary to Taylor River. (Crested Butte)
Deadwood; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)
Deadwood; gulch in Dolores County, tributary to east Dolores River. (Rico)
Deadwood; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Animas River. (Silverton)
Deadwood; mountain in La Plata County La Plata.
Dean, post village in Las Animas County.
Dean; station in Fremont County on Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,102 feet,
Deanc; town in Douglas County.
Deansbury; town in Jefferson County; altitude, 5,859 feet,
De Beque; post town in Mesa County, on the Colorado Midland and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; population, in 1900, 83; altitude, 4,935 feet,
Deception; creek in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Yampa River.
Decker; station in Weld County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,592 feet.
Deep; canyon in Montezuma County, tributary to West Mancos River. (La Plata)
Deep; creek in Garfield County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Deep; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Lightner Creek. (Durango)
Deep; creek in San Miguel County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Deep; lake in Garfield County.
Deep Channel; creek in Routt County, a right-hand branch of White River.
Deepcreek; post village in Routt County.
Deer; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of East River, tributary to Slate River. (Crested Butte)
Deer; creek in Jefferson County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River Denver.
Deer; creek in Mesa County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Deer; creek in Ouray County, a right-hand branch of Cow Creek, tributary to Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Deer; creek in Park County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Georgetown)
Deer; creek in Pitkin County, a right-hand branch of Roaring Fork.
Deercreek; village in Jefferson County.
Deer Creek; canyon in Boulder County, tributary to left-hand. (Creek Boulder)
Deer Park; creek in Park County, a left-hand branch of North Fork South Platte River. (Platte Canyon)
Deer Park; creek in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Silverton)
Deer Park; valley in Custer County. (Canyon City)
Deer Park; valley in Park County. (Platte Canyon)
Deer Run; station in Mesa County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,702 feet.
Deertail Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Deer Trail; creek in Adams and Morgan counties, a right-hand branch of Bijou Creek, tributary to North Platte River.
Deer Trail; post village in Arapahoe County on Union Pacific
Railroad; altitude, 5,183 feet.
Defiance; village in Garfield County.
Delagua; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southeastern Railway.
Delano; butte in Larimer County.
Delhi; station in Las Animas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,050 feet. (Apishapa)
Del Norte; peak in San Juan Mountains in Rio Grande County: altitude, 13,084 feet.
Del Norte; post town and county seat of Rio Grande County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 705; altitude, 7,868 feet.
Delta County in the western part of the State; bounded on the north and west by Mesa County on the east by Gunnison County, and on the south by Montrose County, it is traversed by Gunnison River, to which it slopes from plateaus on the north and south. Its area is 1,201 square miles, of which 5 per cent, or 38,010 acres, were under cultivation in 1000. The population in 1000 was 5,487; and of Delta, the county seat. 819. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 14° 10′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 11 inches, and the mean annual temperature 45° to 50°.
Delta; post town and county seat of Delta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 819; altitude, 4,970 feet.
Democrat; mountain in Clear Creek County. (Georgetown)
Democrat Basin; hanging valley in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Denver County in the north-central part of the State; bounded on the north by Adams County, on the east by Adams and Arapahoe counties, on the south by Arapahoe County, and on the west by Jefferson County. Denver, the county seat, and its suburbs occupy the greater part. Its surface consists of rolling plains, and its area is 87 square miles. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 25 east. The mean annual rainfall is about 15 inches, and the mean annual temperature 45° to 50°.
Denver; county seat of Denver County; population in 1900, 133,859. It is situated on the plains, 12 miles east of the base of the mountains, on South Platte River, at the mouth of Clear Creek. It is the capital and largest city of the State, and is entered by eight railroads; altitude, 5,184 feet.
Denver and Inter-Mountain Railway; a line running from Denver to Golden, a distance of 13 miles.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; main line starting at Denver runs south to Pueblo, and thence along Arkansas River to its head, crosses the Continental Divide at Tennessee Pass, and extends westward to Salt Lake City and Ogden by way of Eagle and Grand river valleys. A branch line __ilida in Arkansas Valley follows closely Grunnison River and the mam line at Grand Junction. An other branch from Poncha Junction traverses the entire length of San Luis Valley, finally reaching Santa Fe. From Montrose a line extends southward along the Uncompahgre River Valley around the west side of San Juan Mountains, through Rico and Durango, and across the southern boundary of the State, to a junction with the Santa Fe branch. From Pueblo a line runs to Trinidad. There are numerous other small branches. The greater part of the system is included in Colorado.
Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad; line connecting Denver and Lakewood, a distance of about 19 miles.
Denver Mills; post village in Denver County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway; a line running from Denver to Arrow Head, a distance of 76 miles.
Derby; creek in Eagle County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Derby; creek in Logan County, a left-hand branch of Horsetail Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Derby; peak in Garfield County.
Derby; peak in Rio Blanco County.
Derby; station in Adams County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. (Denver)
Deuel; post-office in Morgan County on Union Pacific Railroad. Railroad name, Weldon.
Devils; canyon in Clear Creek County, tributary to Chicago Creek. (Georgetown)
Devils; canyon in Ouray County, tributary to Nate Creek. (Ouray)
Devils; canyon in Otero County, tributary to Timpas Creek. (Apishapa)
Devils; creek in Archuleta County, a left-hand branch of Rio Piedra.
Devils; creek in Hinsdale County, a left-hand branch of Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Devils Causeway; narrow ridge in Garfield County, on the summit of White River Plateau.
Devils Head; summit in Douglas County; altitude, 9,348 feet.
Devils Nose; summit in Clear Creek County; altitude, 11,000 feet. (Georgetown)
Devine; village in Park County.
Dexter; creek in Ouray County, a right-hand branch of Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Dexter; post village in Grand County.
Diamond; hill in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Diamond; peak in Routt County; altitude, 9,925 feet.
Dick; station in Weld County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5, 123 feet. (Greeley)
Dickey; station in Summit County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 8,987 feet.
Dickman; creek in Custer County, a left-hand branch of Grape Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
Difficult; creek in Pitkin County, a left-hand branch of Roaring Fork, tributary to Grand River. (Aspen)
Dike; mountain in Huerfano County. (Huerfano Park)
Dillon; station in Summit County, on the Colorado and Southern and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; altitude, 8,849 feet.
Diorite; peak in Montezuma County. (La Plata)
Dippold Basin; valley in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Disappointment; creek in Dolores County, a right-hand branch of West Fork Dolores River.
Diston; station in Kiowa County on Missouri Pacific Railway; altitude, 4, 1 10 feet. (Lamar)
Dives Basin; valley in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Divide; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of Thompson Creek.
Divide; creek in Mesa County, a left-hand branch of Grand River, heading in Smoke and West creeks.
Divide; post village in Teller County on the Colorado Midland and the Midland Terminal railways; altitude, 9,183 feet. (Pikes Peak)
Divide; station in Chaffee County, on the Colorado Midland and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads.
Dix; village in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,208 feet. (La Plata)
Dixon; station in Weld County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 4, 723 feet.
Dixons Mill; station in Boulder County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 4,895 feet. (Niwot)
Dodd; post village in Morgan County on Union Pacific Railroad.
Dodd Reservoir: artificial lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)
Doe; creek in Mineral County, a left-hand branch of Rio Grande.
Dolly Varden; mountain in Hinsdale County. (Silverton)
Dolomite; town in El Paso County.
Dolores County in the southwestern part of the State, bounded on the north by San Miguel County, on the east by Ouray and San Juan counties, on the south by Montezuma County, and on the west by Utah. The eastern part consists of high rugged mountains of the San Juan group, and the western part is an arid plateau. The area is 1,000 square miles, of which less than one-half of 1 per cent, or 942 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 1,134; and of Rico, the county seat, 811. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 30′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 23 inches, and the mean annual temperature 45° to 50°.
Dolores; mountain in Dolores County; altitude, 13,502 feet. (Engineer Mountain)
Dolores; plateau in western part of the State, through which Dolores River cuts a canyon.
Dolores; post town in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 108; altitude, 6,945 feet.
Dolores; river in southwestern part of the State, a large left-hand branch of the Grand, heading in the western part of San Juan Mountains and flowing northwest and then nearly north.
Dome; mountain in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Dome; mountain in Routt County.
Dome; peak in Garfield County; altitude, 12,498 feet.
Dome Rock; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,210 feet. (Platte Canyon)
Dome Rock; summit in Teller County. (Pikes Peak)
Dominguez; station in Delta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,791 feet.
Doran; post village in Park County. Railroad name, Mudsill.
Dorcas; station in Fremont County on Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad.
Dorchester; post village in Gunnison County.
Dornick; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Dory; hill in Gilpin County; altitude, 9,270 feet. (Blackhawk)
Dotsero; post village in Eagle County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,157 feet.
Double Spoon; creek in Delta County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Double Top; mountain in Gunnison County; altitude, 12,192 feet. (Crested Butte)
Doudy Hollow; valley in Jefferson and Boulder counties, tributary to Coal Creek. (Blackhawk)
Douglas County in the central part of the State; bounded on the north by Arapahoe County, on the east by Elbert County, on the south by El Paso and Teller counties, and on the west by Jefferson County. Its surface consists of high rolling plains, the western portion extending into Front Range. The area is 889 square miles, of which 7 per cent, or 39,165 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 3,120; and of Castle Rock, the county seat, 304. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 25′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 18 inches, and the mean annual temperature 50° to 55°.
Douglas; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of White River, originating in East Fork and West Douglas Creek.
Douglas; peak in Jefferson County. (Blackhawk)
Douglas; station in Douglas County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,308 feet.
Dover; station in Weld County; altitude, 5,399 feet.
Downer; post village in Boulder County.
Downing; village in Las Animas County; altitude, 5,450 feet. (Elmoro)
Doyle; arroyo in Pueblo County, tributary to Huerfano River. (Apishapa)
Doyle; station in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,052 feet. Post-office, Doyleville.
Dresden; station in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Dresden; station on Colorado and Southern Kail way, altitude, 5,767 feet.
Drew; village in Gunnison County
Dripping; spring in Las Animas County; altitude, 5,941 feet. (Apishapa)
Dry; arroyo in Otero County, a left-hand branch of Timpas Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Timpas)
Dry; creek in Arapahoe County, a left-hand branch of Cherry Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Denver)
Dry; creek in Boulder County, inlet of Swede Lakes. (Niwot)
Dry; creek in Boulder and Weld counties, a right-hand branch of St. Vrain Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Niwot)
Dry; creek in Delta County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Dry; creek in Jefferson County, a left-hand branch of Clear Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Blackhawk)
Dry; creek in Montrose County, a left-hand branch of Uncompahgre River.
Dry; creek in Ouray County, a right-hand branch of Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Dry; creek in Pueblo County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Pueblo)
Dry; creek in Prowers County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Lamar)
Dry; creek in Rio Blanco County, a right-hand branch of White River.
Dry; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to Animas River. (Durango)
Dry: gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Cement Creek. (Silverton)
Dry; mountain in Routt County.
Dry Fork; in Garfield County, a right-hand branch of Rifle Creek, tributary to Grand River.
Dry Fork; in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Lightner Creek, tributary to Animas River. (Durango)
Dry Fork; in Montrose and Mesa counties, a left-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Dry St. Vrain; creek in Boulder County, a right-hand branch of North St. Vrain Creek, tributary to St. Vrain Creek, (Boulder)
Dubois; post town in Gunnison County; population in 1900, 23.
Duck; creek in Park County, a left-hand branch of West Geneva Creek, tributary to Geneva Creek. (Georgetown)
Duck; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of Bitter Creek, tributary to White River.
Duck; lake in Clear Creek County; altitude, 11,070 feet. (Georgetown)
Dudley; village in Park County. (Leadville)
Duffields; station in El Paso County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; altitude, 9,295 feet.
Dumont; post village in Clear Creek County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 7,939 feet.
Dump; mountain in Huerfano County. (Huerfano Park)
Duncan; post village in Las Animas County.
Duncan; station in Delta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,880 feet.
Duncan; village in Saguache County.
Duncans; village in Boulder County.
Dundee; station in Pueblo County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,700 feet.
Dune; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,549 feet.
Dunkley; post village in Routt County.
Dunton; post village in Dolores County.
Dupont; station on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5, 134 feet.
Durango; county seat of La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 3,317; altitude, 6,508 feet. (Durango)
Duyer; gulch in Gunnison County, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Luke City)
Dwyer; town in Summit County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Dwyer; village in Park County.
Dyer; mountain in Park County. (Leadville)
Dyer; town in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
Dyke; post village in Archuleta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
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Source
Gannett, Henry, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey of Colorado, Charles D. Walcott. Director, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1906.