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 Black Hawk had a population of 1,067 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Black Hawk had a population of 131 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Hawk, with the one closest to Black Hawk listed first.
- Central City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Russell Gulch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Idaho Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Dumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Rollinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nederland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Silver Plume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sugarloaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Graymont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Crisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Boulder
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
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 Black Hawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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