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 Walsenburg had a population of 928 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Walsenburg had a population of 3,003 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Walsenburg, with the one closest to Walsenburg listed first.
- Pictou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Cuchara Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuchara Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
- Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
- Tioga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Rouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Badito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - La Veta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta
- La Veta is located in Huerfano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Veta <4>
- Aguilar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
- Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguilar <4>
- Greenhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Gulnare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Gulnare is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulnare <4>
- Rye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Pueblo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
- Muleshoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Gardner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Malachite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Russell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Costilla County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Walsenburg: www.cityofwalsenburg.com/
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 Walsenburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
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