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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, Capulin had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • La Jara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sanford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Manassa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Conejos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Los Cerritos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Antonito
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Parma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 Capulin to Parma
  • Ortiz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Big Horn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
    • Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Lava ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lava. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lava
    • From Capulin to Lava
  • Lasauses
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Monte Vista
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
    • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <2>
  • Sublette
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jasper ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jasper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jasper
    • From Capulin to Jasper
  • Toltec
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toltec have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Platoro
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Cumbres
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Summitville ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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 Capulin, 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.




 

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