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 Orr in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orr. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- La Junta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Las Animas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Timpas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Timpas is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpas
- Higbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Higbee is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Hilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hilton is located in Bent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Fowler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Orr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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