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 Iron City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Iron City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Romley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Alpine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Tincup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Pitkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <3>
- Monarch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <3>
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Nathrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
- Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <3>
- Browns Canon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Canon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Americus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Ohio City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <3>
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Belleview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Winfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Poncha Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
- Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <3>
- Pine Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Sargents
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Sargents is located in Saguache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <3>
- Mears Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Salida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Salida is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salida <3>
- Doyleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyleville
- Doyleville is located in Gunnison County
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Granite
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <3>
- Cleora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 Iron City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |