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 Leyden in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Leyden. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Leyden listed first.
- Arvada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Semper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Cotton Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Broomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <2>
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Valmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Erie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Black Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crisman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Sugarloaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Central City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Vrains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
- Salina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Niwot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rollinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Leyden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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