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 Henson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Henson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Henson listed first.
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Ouray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Gateview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gateview is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateview
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Silverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ridgway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Powderhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Telluride
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creede
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creede is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Former name for Creede:
- Amethyst
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <2>
- Ilium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Ames ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
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 Henson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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