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 Poncha Springs had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Poncha Springs had a population of 1,134 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Poncha Springs, with the one closest to Poncha Springs listed first.
- Mears Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cleora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browns Canon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alder ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alder is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Monarch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Bonanza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nathrop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Vallie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sargents
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Romley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Romley is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
- Coaldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cotopaxi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pitkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Americus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Texas Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
- Tincup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Poncha Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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