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

  • Rociada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • San Ignacio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
  • La Cueva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • Sapello
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucero
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucero is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
  • Hot Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Los Alamos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Guadalupita
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Las Vegas
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Onava
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Onava is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava
  • Penasco
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
  • Pecos
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
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  • Kroenigs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
  • Tiptonville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tiptonville is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
  • Watrous
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Watrous is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
  • Glorieta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Romero
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Romero is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
  • Ocate
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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