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, Cottonwood had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Hawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Idaho Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brookvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rollinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nederland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Plume
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarloaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Arvada
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boulder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crisman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
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 Cottonwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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