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 Rayado in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rayado. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rayado listed first.
- Cimarron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Halls Peak ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Peak is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
- Ocate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colmor ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colmor is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmor
- Springer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Guadalupita
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Levy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Levy is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levy
- Maxwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Wagon Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Rayado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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