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 Granite had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Granite, with the one closest to Granite listed first.
- Pine Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lakes <3>
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Winfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Americus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Malta ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Oro City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Leadville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
- Leadville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <3>
- Buena Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Haver ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Fairplay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fairplay is located in Park County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <3>
- Birdseye
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Park County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
- Garo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Alpine ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Nathrop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Tincup
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Climax ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Nast
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Hartsel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsel
- Hartsel is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsel <3>
- Romley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Kokomo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Como
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/
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 Granite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |