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 Clay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Clay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Golden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Arvada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Semper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Cotton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Black Hawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Sugarloaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Rollinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Salina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Nederland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Russell Gulch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Idaho Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunshine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- West Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
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 Clay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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