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 Lawson had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Dumont
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Empire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Gulch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Plume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Idaho Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rollinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nederland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fraser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Webster ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Golden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarloaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
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 Lawson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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