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 Petra in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of La Petra. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to La Petra listed first.
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Sierra County
- Cuchillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo
- Cuchillo is located in Sierra County
- Chloride ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Chloride is located in Sierra County
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Sierra County
- Paraje ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paraje have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraje
- Paraje is located in Socorro County
- Crocker
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Crocker is located in Sierra County
- Lava
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Lava is located in Socorro County
- Hermosa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Hermosa is located in Sierra County
- Las Palomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
- Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
- Engle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- Engle is located in Sierra County
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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 Petra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |