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 Windy Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Windy Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kiowa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Acequia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Larkspur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Archer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Greenland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <2>
- West Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- South Platte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Platte is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Platte
- Dome Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
- Palmer Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monument
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Byers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 Windy Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |