[5] In 1867 the citizens of Boggsville dug the Tarbox Ditch from the Purgatoire 7 miles (11 km) to about 1,000 acres (400 ha) of irrigated land.

The same year, the town was bypassed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Kansas Pacific Railroad.

Boggs, who was the first sheriff of Bent County and who was elected to the territorial legislature in 1871, moved to Springer, New Mexico in 1877 after his wife's land grants were contested.

After the departure of Prowers and Boggs the property was sold, becoming the San Patricio Ranch of 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) under the Lee family.

[6] The U.S. Post Office at Las Animas (ZIP Code 81054) now serves Boggsville postal addresses.

[5][7] The Boggs and Prowers houses have been restored by the Pioneer Historical Society of Bent County, and the site is open to the public.