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>
Alder itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alder, with the one closest to Alder listed first.
- Mears Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Bonanza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Villa Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poncha Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Cleora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cleora is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Howard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belleview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Vallie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vallie is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Coaldale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Browns Canon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Cotopaxi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Monarch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saguache
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sargents
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Texas Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
- Moffat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Nathrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Echo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Romley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romley is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
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 Alder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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