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Gunnison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,918. [1] The county seat is Gunnison. [2] The county was named for John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer and captain in the Army Topographical Engineers, who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.
Union Pacific funeral trains made almost daily trips from Denver to Mt. Olivet. The trains were met by teams of ponies or horses, hitched to funeral biers, to travel up the long drive into the cemetery proper. It took almost an entire day for a funeral cortege to travel by train to Mt. Olivet and back to Denver.
Transportation in Gunnison County, Colorado (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Gunnison County, Colorado" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
(GUNNISON, Colo.) — We Are Gunnison County continues, and FOX21 News Photojournalist Lilia Onstott set out to an organic farm in Gunnison that is making a difference. Mountain Roots Food Project ...
More than 500 vehicles were estimated to have driven in a funeral procession that escorted Sumner County Sheriff Roy "Sonny" Weatherford from Long Hollow Church to Crestview Funeral Home in ...
Gunnison is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado. [1] [6] The city population was 6,560 at the 2020 United States Census. [3] The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for a transcontinental railroad in 1853. [7]
Crested Butte is a home rule municipality located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. [1] The town population was 1,639 at the 2020 United States Census. [4] A former coal mining town nestled in the Slate River Valley, Crested Butte is now known as a destination for skiing, mountain biking, and outdoor activities.
Pitkin is a Statutory Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The population was 72 at the 2020 census. [5] Pitkin was founded in 1879, and is said to be Colorado's first mining camp west of the Continental Divide. Originally named Quartzville, it was renamed to honor Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin. [7]