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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Las Vegas had a population of 2,385 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Las Vegas had a population of 12,826 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Las Vegas, with the one closest to Las Vegas listed first.
- East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
- Romero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tecolote
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Onava
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onava is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava
- Los Alamos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sapello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bernal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bernal is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernal
- Kroenigs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
- San Ignacio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
- Blanchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Sands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Watrous
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loma Parda ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rociada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- San Miguel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tiptonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tiptonville is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
- Villanueva
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shoemaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shoemaker is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- La Cueva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pecos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rowe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lucero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lucero is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
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 Las Vegas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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