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 Mesita in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mesita. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mesita listed first.
- Costilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Luis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lasauses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lasauses is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses
- Los Cerritos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manassa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Antonito
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cerro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blanca
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- La Jara
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Conejos
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ortiz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ortiz is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
- Questa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lava ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Garland City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garland City is located in Costilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
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 Mesita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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