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 Placita in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Placita. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Placita listed first.
- Marble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Pittsburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Gothic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Carbondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Emma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Satank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Satank is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satank
- Basalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Woody Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cattle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cattle Creek is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
- Crested Butte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aspen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Cardiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Baldwin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Glenwood Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruedi is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
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 Placita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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