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

Russell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Costilla County
Garland City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
- Garland City is located in Costilla County
Muleshoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
- Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
Fort Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Garland
- Fort Garland is located in Costilla County
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Blanca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanca
- Blanca is located in Costilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
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Sharpsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsdale
- Sharpsdale is located in Huerfano County
La Veta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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- La Veta is located in Huerfano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
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Malachite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malachite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malachite
- Malachite is located in Huerfano County
Gardner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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- Gardner is located in Huerfano County
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Badito
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badito
- Badito is located in Huerfano County
Tioga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Tioga is located in Huerfano County
San Luis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
- San Luis is located in Costilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
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Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Huerfano County
Pictou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pictou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
- Pictou is located in Huerfano County
Walsenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsenburg
- Walsenburg is located in Huerfano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsenburg <3>
Stonewall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Las Animas County

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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 Sierra, 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.