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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shoemaker had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shoemaker, with the one closest to Shoemaker listed first.
- Watrous
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
- Watrous is located in Mora County
- Tiptonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
- Tiptonville is located in Mora County
- Kroenigs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Loma Parda ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loma Parda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
- Loma Parda is located in Mora County
- Onava
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Los Alamos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Los Alamos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
- Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
- Wagon Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Mound
- Wagon Mound is located in Mora County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagon Mound <4>
- Levy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Sapello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapello
- Sapello is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapello <4>
- La Cueva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
- La Cueva is located in Mora County
- East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Las Vegas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
- East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
- Las Vegas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
- Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <4>
- Lucero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Ocate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocate
- Ocate is located in Mora County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocate <4>
- San Ignacio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ignacio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
- San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
- Romero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Mora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Mora is located in Mora County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
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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 Shoemaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |