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>
Lake Valley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Valley, with the one closest to Lake Valley listed first.
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Hatch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hatch is located in Dona Ana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <2>
- Mimbres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimbres
- Mimbres is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mimbres <2>
- Las Palomas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
- Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
- Rincon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Santa Rita ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Santa Rita is located in Grant County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
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 Lake Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |