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

  • Tierra Amarilla ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tierra Amarilla is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Amarilla
  • Willow Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Chama
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <2>
  • Lobato ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
  • Monero
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
  • Amargo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amargo is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargo
  • Cumbres
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Chromo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Toltec
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
  • Dulce
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sublette
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette

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