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

  • Platteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro is also located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Highland Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Highland Lake is also located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
  • Evans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans is also located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <2>
  • Berthoud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • La Salle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Longmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Lupton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Greeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greeley is also located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
  • Loveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Vrains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Vrains is also located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
  • Dick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dick is also located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
  • Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hygiene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Canfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Canfield is located in Boulder County
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  • Erie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
  • Niwot
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson is also located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
  • Timnath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Noland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Noland is located in Boulder County
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  • Eaton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eaton is also located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
  • Lyons
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lyons is located in Boulder County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
  • Lafayette
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Altona ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Altona was located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Broomfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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 Wildcat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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