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 Elkton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elkton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
- Pittsburg ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Gothic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Crested Butte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Marble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Aspen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Almont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woody Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Basalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Basalt is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
- Former names for Basalt:
- Aspen Junction
- Fryingpan Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <2>
- Emma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Emma is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Gunnison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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 Elkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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