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 Balfour in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Balfour. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
- Hartsel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haver ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haver is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haver
- Garo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garo is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo
- Lake George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nathrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Americus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Fairplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Browns Canon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Belleview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Salida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Balfour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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