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

  • Mora
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • La Cueva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • Lucero
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
  • Rociada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Guadalupita
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Ignacio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
  • Sapello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Los Alamos
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Ocate
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Penasco
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiptonville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiptonville is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
  • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
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  • Onava
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Onava is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava
  • Kroenigs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
  • Watrous
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Watrous is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
  • Las Vegas
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
  • Shoemaker
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Shoemaker is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker

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