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>
Sopris itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 983 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sopris, with the one closest to Sopris listed first.
- Starkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinidad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Engleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morley is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- El Moro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Wootton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wootton is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barela is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela
- Gulnare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aguilar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dillon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dillon is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Earl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Stonewall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Rouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rouse is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse
- Trinchera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Sopris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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