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 Independence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Independence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Independence listed first.
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nast is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aspen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Granite
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woody Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gothic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birdseye is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Crested Butte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tincup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Pittsburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Americus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Pando ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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 Independence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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