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 Oxford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oxford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Ignacio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Durango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Boca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Boca is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Hermosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hermosa is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Arboles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis was located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Rosa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosa was located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Piedra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Piedra is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedra
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Carracas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carracas is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carracas
- Aztec
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aztec is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <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 Oxford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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