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>
Santa Rita 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 Santa Rita, with the one closest to Santa Rita listed first.
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanover is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Mimbres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Bayard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Kingston ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Sierra County
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- Alhambra ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alhambra is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Lake Valley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Valley is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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 Santa Rita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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