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 Salida had a population of 2,586 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Salida had a population of 5,690 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salida, with the one closest to Salida listed first.
- Cleora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poncha Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Canon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mears Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alder ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alder is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Howard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nathrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vallie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Coaldale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bonanza
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cotopaxi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Romley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Romley is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
- Texas Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
- Sargents
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Echo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
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 Salida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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