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>
Ashcroft itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 41 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Aspen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gothic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Woody Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crested Butte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nast is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Marble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baldwin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Basalt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emma is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Tincup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Almont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Granite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Ashcroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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