service and amenities like stores and gas stations. Lamar is the closest remaining "significant" town on Colorado's eastern plains. Chivington appears to be returning, like much of eastern Colorado, to its sparse grassland and prairieland origins. One of the former town's buildings contains a ghost sign asking for Chivington citizens to vote for a man named Jan King, who ran for the office of Kiowa County clerk. The famous TransAmerica Cycling Trail passes through Chivington and is frequented by hundreds of cyclists annually. Geography Chivington is located at (38.436649,-102.542095). See also References External links Chivington, Colorado History Modern Photos of Ghost Town Chivington Colorado Ghost Town Photography - Chivington, Colorado Kiowa County, Colorado History September 10, 1982 Kiowa County Press Chivington History page Unincorporated communities in Kiowa County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado Populated places established in 1887