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 Santo Tomas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Santo Tomas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Santo Tomas listed first.
- Mesquite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mesilla Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mesilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Las Cruces
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Afton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Dona Ana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lanark ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lanark is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Anthony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Organ ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Organ is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ
- Canutillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leasburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leasburg is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
- Strauss ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Strauss is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Aden ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aden is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Montoya
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montoya is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoya
- Courchesne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Courchesne is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courchesne
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 Santo Tomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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