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 Silverton had a population of 1,100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Silverton had a population of 679 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silverton, with the one closest to Silverton listed first.
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pandora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Telluride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ames
- From Silverton to Ames
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ouray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ilium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ilium. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ilium
- From Silverton to Ilium
- Vance Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Rico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Rico is located in Dolores County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <3>
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ridgway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Placerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hermosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Silverton: www.ci.silverton.co.us/
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 Silverton, 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. |