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 Fort Big Spring in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Big Spring. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Big Spring listed first.
- Sorrento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sorrento is located in Cheyenne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
- Kit Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wild Horse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Firstview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Firstview is located in Cheyenne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firstview
- Boyero
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seibert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cheyenne Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flagler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Fort Big Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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