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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>

Rosa itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rosa, with the one closest to Rosa listed first.

  • Arboles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carracas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Carracas is located in Archuleta County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carracas
  • La Boca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
  • Juanita ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Juanita is located in Archuleta County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
  • Ignacio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ignacio is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ignacio <2>
  • Piedra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Piedra is located in Archuleta County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedra
  • Navajo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
  • Dulce
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Amargo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Amargo is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargo
  • Pagosa Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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