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>
Pittsburg itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pittsburg, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Gothic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
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- Crested Butte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Aspen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Almont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woody Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Gunnison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Basalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Basalt is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
- Former names for Basalt:
- Aspen Junction
- Fryingpan Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <2>
- Emma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Emma is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Paonia
(29 miles [46.7 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 Pittsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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