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 in 1895, Mesa had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mesa, with the one closest to Mesa listed first.
- Cameo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
- Cameo is located in Mesa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cameo
- From Mesa to Cameo
- De Beque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Beque
- De Beque is located in Mesa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Beque <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to De Beque
- From Mesa to De Beque
- Una
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Una. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Una is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Una
- From Mesa to Una
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
- Whitewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <2>
- Parachute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
- Parachute is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
- Former name for Parachute:
- Grand Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Parachute
- From Mesa to Parachute
- Grand Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Mesa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grand Junction
- From Mesa to Grand Junction
- Dominguez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dominguez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
- Dominguez is located in Delta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dominguez
- From Mesa to Dominguez
- Escalante
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escalante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
- Escalante is located in Delta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Escalante
- From Mesa to Escalante
- Roubideau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roubideau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
- Roubideau is located in Delta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roubideau
- From Mesa to Roubideau
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delta
- From Mesa to Delta
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.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 Mesa, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |