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>
Animas Forks 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 Animas Forks, with the one closest to Animas Forks listed first.
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ouray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Telluride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ilium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Placerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Animas Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |