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>

Garo itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Garo, with the one closest to Garo listed first.

Hartsel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Hartsel is located in Park County
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Haver ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haver
- Haver is located in Park County
Fairplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Fairplay is located in Park County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
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Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Alma is located in Park County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
Pine Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Chaffee County
Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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- Jefferson is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
Granite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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- Granite is located in Chaffee County
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Americus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Americus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
Oro City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Oro City is located in Lake County
Birdseye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdseye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Birdseye is located in Lake County
Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <2>
Leadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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- Leadville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <2>
Climax ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Lake County
Webster ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Park County
Nathrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
- Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <2>
Malta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Malta is located in Lake County
Twin Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lakes <2>
Breckenridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Breckenridge is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <2>
Kokomo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
Lake George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake George is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Garo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.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 Garo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.