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 Mears Junction had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mears Junction, with the one closest to Mears Junction listed first.
- Poncha Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alder ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alder is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Browns Canon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Monarch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sargents
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vallie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Nathrop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romley is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
- Cotopaxi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pitkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saguache
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
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 Mears Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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