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>
Howardsville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Howardsville, with the one closest to Howardsville listed first.
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Pandora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ouray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Telluride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Ilium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Placerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
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 Howardsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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