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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 Rio Blanco in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rio Blanco. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rio Blanco listed first.

  • Rifle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rifle is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rifle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,775 people
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  • Antlers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Antlers is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Parachute
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Parachute is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
    • Former name for Parachute:
    • Grand Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <2>
  • Una
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Una is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
  • New Castle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Buford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Buford is located in Rio Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Chacra
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Chacra is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacra
  • White River City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • White River City is located in Rio Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River City

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 Rio Blanco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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