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 Idaho Springs had a population of 1,338 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Idaho Springs had a population of 1,857 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Idaho Springs, with the one closest to Idaho Springs listed first.
- Russell Gulch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Black Hawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Lawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Plume
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rollinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graymont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Golden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nederland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarloaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Fraser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Idaho Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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