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>
Ironton itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ironton, with the one closest to Ironton listed first.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain was located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Animas Forks was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Ouray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Telluride
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howardsville was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- San Miguel was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Portland is also located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Ames ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ames was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ilium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol City was located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Ridgway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dallas is also located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Placerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Ironton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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