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 Grand Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grand Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grand Island listed first.
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Nederland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Rollinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sugarloaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Fraser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Russell Gulch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Black Hawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Salina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Lawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Dumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Empire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Idaho Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cottonwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Boulder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Grand Island, 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. |