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)
- Russell is located in Costilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Garland City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garland City is located in Costilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
- Muleshoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
- Fort Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sharpsdale is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsdale
- La Veta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Malachite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Malachite is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malachite
- Gardner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Badito
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Badito is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badito
- Tioga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- San Luis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Pictou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pictou is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
- Walsenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
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. |
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