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>
Altona itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altona, with the one closest to Altona listed first.
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Niwot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hygiene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Crisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Valmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Boulder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Noland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Longmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sugarloaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Canfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nederland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Highland Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Berthoud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Altona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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