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 Ansel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ansel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ansel listed first.

Monte Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <2>
Parma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parma is located in Alamosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
Hooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hooper is located in Alamosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <2>
La Garita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Garita is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Garita
Del Norte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Del Norte is located in Rio Grande County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Norte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Norte <2>
Moffat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moffat is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moffat <2>
Saguache
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saguache is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saguache
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saguache <2>
Jasper ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
Capulin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Capulin is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <2>
Crestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crestone is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestone <2>
South Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Fork is located in Rio Grande County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fork <2>

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 Ansel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

<2>

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