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 in 1895, South Fork had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, South Fork had a population of 425 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Del Norte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summitville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Jasper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Creede
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Creede is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Former name for Creede:
- Amethyst
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <2>
- Platoro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Platoro is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platoro
- La Garita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Garita is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Garita
- Monte Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
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 South Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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