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 Houghton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Houghton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Houghton listed first.
- Thatcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Earl is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Timpas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timpas is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpas
- Troy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Houghton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |