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 Rico had a population of 1,134 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rico had a population of 262 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
- Ames ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
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- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Ilium
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
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- Telluride
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
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- Hermosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
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- Silverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
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- Pandora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
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- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in La Plata County
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- Placerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
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- Leonard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
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- Eureka ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Dolores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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 Rico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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