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, Clifton had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clifton, with the one closest to Clifton listed first.
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Mesa County
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- Grand Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Mesa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <3>
- Cameo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
- Cameo is located in Mesa County
- Fruita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
- Fruita is located in Mesa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <3>
- Mesa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
- Mesa is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <3>
- De Beque
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Beque
- De Beque is located in Mesa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Beque <3>
- Dominguez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Escalante
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Una
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Roubideau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/
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 Clifton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |