The one you’re probably thinking of was in Colorado — a family-owned Old West town in Saguache, Colorado, featured as a 17-building 1880s-themed ranching town.

A related example is Bill Koch’s private Old West town in Gunnison County, Colorado , on Bear Ranch, which had about 50 buildings and was built for family and friends, not the public.

Most likely match

  • Saguache, Colorado : a family-owned western town with 17 buildings and an 1880s theme.
  • Gunnison County, Colorado : a private old West town on Bear Ranch built for Koch’s family and friends.

Why the confusion happens

Stories about “a family building their own western town” often refer to different properties in Colorado, and the wording gets blurred online. One is a themed ranching town in Saguache, while the other is a private Old West compound near Crested Butte/Gunnison County.

Bottom line

If you mean the family-built western town that got recent attention, it was in Saguache, Colorado.