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 Las Mesitas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Las Mesitas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Las Mesitas listed first.
- Lava ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Ortiz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ortiz is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
- Antonito
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conejos
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
- Sublette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Toltec
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
- Los Cerritos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
- Manassa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capulin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- La Jara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumbres
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cumbres is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
- Lobato ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
- No Agua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- No Agua is located in Taos County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
- Lasauses
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lasauses is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses
- Chama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chama is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <2>
- Tres Piedras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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 Las Mesitas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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