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 Will-O-The-Wisp in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Will-O-The-Wisp. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Will-O-The-Wisp listed first.
- Crossons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crossons is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
- Bailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dome Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
- Brookvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Platte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Platte is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Archer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Idaho Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Acequia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lamartine ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamartine is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Russell Gulch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Golden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Black Hawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Central City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Dumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Littleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Silver Plume
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Will-O-The-Wisp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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