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>
San Miguel itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from San Miguel, with the one closest to San Miguel listed first.
- Telluride
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pandora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ilium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ouray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Placerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Uncompahgre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 San Miguel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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