Lytle, Colorado

Lytle is a ghost town located 12 miles south-west of Fountain in El Paso County, Colorado. The only building that remains is the Lytle School.[1] The earlier name of the town was Turkey Creek. There was a Post Office from 1877 to 1881 and a Rural Post Office from 1885 to 1920.[2]

Early El Paso County Colorado map. Lytle is south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, near the Fremont County border.

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References

  1. Keroher, Grace C. (1966). Lexicon of geologic names of the United States for 1936-1960. Part 2. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 2287.
  2. "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Denver Public Library. pp. 390, 647. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

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