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

  • Salida
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Browns Canon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
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  • Belleview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Cleora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
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  • Wellsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
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  • Nathrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Poncha Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
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  • Mears Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
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  • Vallie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Vallie is located in Fremont County
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  • Buena Vista
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alder ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alder is located in Saguache County
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  • Coaldale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Cotopaxi
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpine ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Alpine is located in Chaffee County
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  • Texas Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
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  • Echo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo is located in Fremont County
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  • Haver ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Haver is located in Park County
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  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Garfield is located in Chaffee County
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  • Americus
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Americus is located in Chaffee County
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  • Monarch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
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  • Hartsel
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Riverside
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside is located in Chaffee County
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  • Romley ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Romley is located in Chaffee County
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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 Whitehorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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