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 Viola in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Viola. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Viola listed first.

• Sopris ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
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• Madrid ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
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• Starkville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Starkville is located in Las Animas County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
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• Trinidad
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
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• Engleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
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• Morley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Morley is located in Las Animas County
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• Forbes ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forbes is located in Las Animas County
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• El Moro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
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• Wootton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wootton is located in Las Animas County
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• Weston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Weston is located in Las Animas County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
• Gulnare
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulnare is located in Las Animas County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulnare <2>
• Raton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
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• Barela
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Barela is located in Las Animas County
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• Aguilar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
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• Dillon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dillon is located in Colfax County (NM)
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• Earl
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Earl is located in Las Animas County
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• Stonewall
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
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• Rouse
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Rouse is located in Huerfano County
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