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 Mirage in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mirage. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mirage listed first.
- Moffat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saguache
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alder ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alder is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Cotopaxi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vallie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vallie is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
- Bonanza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Westcliffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hooper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Silver Cliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Texas Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wellsville is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- La Garita
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Garita is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Garita
- Mears Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Cleora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cleora is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Rosita
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosita is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
- Echo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
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 Mirage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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