Bijou Basin, Colorado

Bijou Basin is an extinct town located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at at an elevation of . Travelers could take post road 49 to the settlement. It was located five miles southeast of another early settlement, Sidney.

History

The Bijou Basin post office operated from April 8, 1869, until March 30, 1907.

See also

Bibliography of Colorado

Geography of Colorado

History of Colorado

Index of Colorado-related articles

List of Colorado-related lists

List of ghost towns in Colorado

List of post offices in Colorado

Outline of Colorado

References

External links

State of Colorado

History Colorado

1869 establishments in Colorado Territory

Former populated places in El Paso County, Colorado

Geography of El Paso County, Colorado

Ghost towns in Colorado

History of Colorado

Pre-statehood history of Colorado

Populated places established in 1869