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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Boquillas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Boquillas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Boquillas listed first.

  • Contention City ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Contention City was located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
    • Contention City has also been known as:
    • Contention
  • Fairbank ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbank was located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Saint David
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tombstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Benson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Benson is also located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <2>
  • Fort Huachuca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dragoon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sonoita
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Pantano
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pantano is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantano
  • Bisbee
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bisbee is also located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <2>

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boquillas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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