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 Sams in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sams. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sams listed first.
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Placerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
- Placerville is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <3>
- Ridgway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
- Ridgway is located in Ouray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <3>
- Ilium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Vance Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vance Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Telluride
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
- Telluride is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <3>
- Pandora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Ames ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Ouray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
- Ouray is located in Ouray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <3>
- Ophir
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <3>
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Uncompahgre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
- Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Silverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Silverton is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <3>
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Montrose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 Sams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |