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 Whetstone in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whetstone. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Benson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint David
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pantano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pantano is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantano
- Contention City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Contention City is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
- Contention City has also been known as:
- Contention
- Fairbank ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbank is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- Dragoon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tombstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Esmond is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Greaterville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greaterville is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
- Fort Huachuca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
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 Whetstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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