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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 Occidental in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Occidental. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Occidental listed first.

  • La Veta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Muleshoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Russell ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Russell is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Garland City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Garland City is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
  • Badito
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Badito is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badito
  • Tioga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Fort Garland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Malachite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Malachite is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malachite
  • Pictou
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pictou is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
  • Gardner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Walsenburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharpsdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharpsdale is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsdale
  • Rouse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rouse is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse
  • Blanca
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Gulnare
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Aguilar
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Cuchara Junction
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
  • San Luis
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Weston
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rye
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Rye is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>

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 Occidental, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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