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 Colorado Springs had a population of 11,140 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Colorado Springs had a population of 482,131 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colorado Springs, with the one closest to Colorado Springs listed first.
- Ivywild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ivywild is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
- Kelker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelker is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
- Pikeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pikeview is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
- Manitou Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elsmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elsmere is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Widefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monument
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmer Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buttes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buttes is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttes
- Eastonville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wigwam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Larkspur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
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 Colorado Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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