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 Portland had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland, with the one closest to Portland listed first.
- Ouray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Telluride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Ilium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Ames ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Silverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Placerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Uncompahgre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cimarron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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 Portland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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