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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>

Animas Forks itself is historic and was 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in San Juan County
  • Ironton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Ironton is located in Ouray County
  • Howardsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
    • Howardsville is located in San Juan County
  • Red Mountain ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
    • Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
  • Capitol City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
    • Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
  • Ouray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
    • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
  • Silverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pandora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
    • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
  • Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in Ouray County
  • Telluride
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
    • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
  • Ophir
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <3>
  • Lake City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ames ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in San Miguel County
  • Ilium
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
    • Ilium is located in San Miguel County
  • Vance Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
    • Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
  • Ridgway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Ouray County
  • Leonard ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in San Miguel County
  • Placerville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Animas Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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