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, Vance Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vance Junction, with the one closest to Vance Junction listed first.
- Ilium
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ilium
- From Vance Junction to Ilium
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ames
- From Vance Junction to Ames
- Telluride
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Placerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Ouray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Silverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
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 Vance Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |