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 Hard Luck Crossing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hard Luck Crossing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hard Luck Crossing listed first.
- Paraje ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paraje is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraje
- Lava
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lava is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- San Marcial ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- San Marcial is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcial
- Crocker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crocker is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Engle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Engle is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- San Antonio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- San Antonio is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
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 Hard Luck Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |