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, Blanca had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Blanca had a population of 407 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blanca, with the one closest to Blanca listed first.

Fort Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Garland
- Fort Garland is located in Costilla County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Garland <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Garland
- From Blanca to Fort Garland
Garland City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
- Garland City is located in Costilla County
Russell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Costilla County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Russell
- From Blanca to Russell
Lasauses
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasauses have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses
- Lasauses is located in Conejos County
San Luis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
- San Luis is located in Costilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <2>
Muleshoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muleshoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
- Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Muleshoe
- From Blanca to Muleshoe
Sharpsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsdale
- Sharpsdale is located in Huerfano County
Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Sanford is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <2>
Malachite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malachite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malachite
- Malachite is located in Huerfano County
La Jara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
- La Jara is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Jara
- From Blanca to La Jara
La Veta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta
- La Veta is located in Huerfano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Veta <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Veta
- From Blanca to La Veta
Manassa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
- Manassa is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manassa
- From Blanca to Manassa
Los Cerritos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Cerritos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
- Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County
Hooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Hooper is located in Alamosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hooper
- From Blanca to Hooper
Parma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Parma is located in Alamosa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Parma
- From Blanca to Parma

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Blanca: www.fone.net/~blancaco/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 Blanca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.