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 Lafayette had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lafayette had a population of 28,579 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lafayette, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,060 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
- Broomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
- Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <2>
- Erie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
- Canfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Valmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cotton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Niwot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niwot
- Niwot is located in Boulder County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niwot <2>
- Dick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Saint Vrains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vrains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Semper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Boulder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <2>
- Longmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
- Longmont is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <2>
- Arvada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
- Arvada is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <2>
- Altona ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Hygiene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygiene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene
- Hygiene is located in Boulder County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hygiene <2>
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Salina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Crisman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Fort Lupton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lupton
- Fort Lupton is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lupton <2>
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Sugarloaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <2>
- West Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Denver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Gold Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lafayette: www.cityoflafayette.com/
The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/
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 Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |