RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Colorado >> El Paso County >> Papeton >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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

  • Colorado Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pikeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pikeview is also located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
  • Ivywild
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ivywild is also located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
  • Elsmere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elsmere is also located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Kelker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kelker is also located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
  • Manitou Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Widefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Falcon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain is also located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
  • Monument
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Palmer Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Eastonville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastonville was located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
  • Peyton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Buttes
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Buttes is also located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttes
  • Greenland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Larkspur
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Wigwam
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wigwam is also located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
  • Elbert
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Calhan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhan is also located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhan <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 Papeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.