Abbeyville - Colorado Ghost Town

ABBEYVILLE

NAME: Abbeyville
COUNTY: Gunnison
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 5
CLIMATE: Cold winter with snow, cool summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Two miles north of Tincup
REMAINS: Sign, possible smetler remains..

In 1881, a C. F. Abbey built a smelter to handle the ores from the Virginia City mines. A small camp grew up around the smelter and, to no one’s surprise, was named Abbeyville. For unknown reasons, neither the smelter nor the town lasted but a short time. Most of the occupants returned from whence they came which was Tin Cup, only a mile north of Abbeyville. There is not much to mark the site of the former town. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.	Abbeyville Historical Marker - July 2001 Todd Underwood Abbeyville remains?- July 2001 Todd Underwood Abbeyville Remains - July 2001 Todd Underwood

In 1881, a C. F. Abbey built a smelter to handle the ores from the Virginia City mines. A small camp grew up around the smelter and, to no one’s surprise, was named Abbeyville. For unknown reasons, neither the smelter nor the town lasted but a short time. Most of the occupants returned from whence they came which was Tin Cup, only a mile north of Abbeyville. There is not much to mark the site of the former town. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

Abbeyville Historical Marker - July 2001
Todd Underwood

Abbeyville remains?- July 2001
Todd Underwood

Abbeyville Remains - July 2001
Todd Underwood

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