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 Smeltertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Smeltertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Smeltertown listed first.
- Salida
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belleview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cleora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleora is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Poncha Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Canon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Wellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellsville is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Mears Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Alder ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alder is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nathrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Monarch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vallie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vallie is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
- Bonanza
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Coaldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Villa Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Cotopaxi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romley is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
- Sargents
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Americus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Texas Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
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 Smeltertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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