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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Basalt had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Basalt had a population of 4,183 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Basalt, with the one closest to Basalt listed first.
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emma is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Carbondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woody Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Satank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Satank is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satank
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cattle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cattle Creek is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
- Aspen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Shoshone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoshone is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
- Cardiff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dotsero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dotsero is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsero
- Glenwood Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nast
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nast is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chacra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Gothic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wolcott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Basalt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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