Boyero Colorado Townsite - Ghost town
Photos Courtesy of Mike Sinnwell December 2008
This town was along the railroad tracks and was a victim of a move of the highway. Post Office was established in 1870 about the time the Railroad first came through. Some claim it got its name from the local stockyards. Spanish for bullpen or cowherds.
A viewer writes. Friday February 18th 2011 -- I saw a picture on your site of an old building in Boyero, CO (a ghost town) that looks like it might have been a store . Is there any way of finding our whether that might have been the J.J. Cullen Mercantile where my father worked between 1911 and 1917?
Rocky -- I just found a picture of the J.J. Cullen Mercantile in Boyero in an old box of pictures. The picture is attached. As you can see, it is obviously not the store you have a picture of that is still standing in Boyero. My father, Joseph C. Jones, worked in the store from about 1911 until the family moved to Kit Carson in 1917.
You said you were interested in pictures and stories about Boyero. I have stories my brothers told about living on the Homestead about 8 miles south of town, but the only story that mentioned Boyero was this one from my brother, Leo:
"On the fourth of July we would all go to town. The store was as fascinating as Disneyland is to kids today. There were ice cream cones, pop, candy, balloons, and firecrackers. There was a big celebration outside of town under the cottonwoods along the Big Sandy River. The river was dry most of the year, but you could dig through the sand with your hands and hit water every time. The cottonwoods were about the only kind of trees in the whole country. We used them to make bows and arrows and other things."
Thanks again for your help. Elaine Holder
A viewer writes - Sunday, January 08, 2012 -- Hi my name is Tim Davis I grew up in Boyero from the time I was born (1968) until I graduated HS (Hugo) my folks still live there I always go down most of your pictures were around my folks place but I'm always trying to find pictures of the earlier years of the buildings and more of the history have any ideas where I can find these thanks tdaviswelding87@gmail.com
Wednesday, August 05, 2015
WoW! AWESOME website! I accidentally found this site while searching for Boyero, CO. I found History Info & Photo's on Boyero, CO now a Ghost Town! Thank you! Steve Carlile, Rocky Ford, CO