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 Placitas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Placitas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Placitas listed first.
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Cuchillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuchillo is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo
- Chloride ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chloride is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grafton is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hermosa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hermosa is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Las Palomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
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- Crocker
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crocker is located in Sierra County
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- Paraje ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paraje is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraje
- Lava
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lava is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Engle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Engle is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
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 Placitas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |