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 La Cueva in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of La Cueva. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to La Cueva listed first.
- Ojo Caliente
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- El Rito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vallecitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Embudo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barranca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barranca is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
- Velarde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rinconada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinconada
- Servilleta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Servilleta is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
- Abiquiu
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alcalde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tres Piedras
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chamita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamita
- Penasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arroyo Hondo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- No Agua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- No Agua is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
- Santa Cruz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Espanola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Taos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arroyo Seco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 La Cueva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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