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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 in 1895, Graymont had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Silver Plume
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
  • Empire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <2>
  • Montezuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamartine ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
  • Lawson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
  • Keystone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dumont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Idaho Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Russell Gulch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
  • Nevadaville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
    • Nevadaville has also been known as:
    • Bald Mountain
    • Nevada City
  • Webster ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Central City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frisco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Hawk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fraser
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Breckenridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Hill ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
  • Brookvale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
  • Cottonwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Jefferson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Rollinsville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Graymont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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