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 in 1895, Big Horn had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Horn, with the one closest to Big Horn listed first.

• Sublette
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
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• Lava ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
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• Toltec
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County
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• Ortiz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
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• Antonito
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Antonito is located in Conejos County (CO)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
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• Conejos
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Conejos is located in Conejos County (CO)
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• Cumbres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
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• Los Cerritos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County (CO)
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• Manassa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
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• Lobato ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
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• Capulin
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Capulin is located in Conejos County (CO)
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• No Agua
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • No Agua is located in Taos County
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• Chama
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
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• La Jara
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • La Jara is located in Conejos County (CO)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
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• Sanford
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanford is located in Conejos County (CO)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
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• Willow Creek
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County
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• Tres Piedras
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tres Piedras is located in Taos County
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• Tierra Amarilla ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tierra Amarilla is located in Rio Arriba County
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