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 Ouray had a population of 2,534 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ouray had a population of 1,046 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ouray, with the one closest to Ouray listed first.
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Pandora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Telluride
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ilium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vance Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Placerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Uncompahgre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cimarron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Ouray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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