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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>

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

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

  • Montoya
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Montoya is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoya
  • Canutillo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Courchesne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Courchesne is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courchesne
  • Lanark ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanark is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Anthony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • El Paso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • El Paso is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
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  • Alfalfa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Alfalfa is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
  • Mesquite
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Afton ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Afton is located in Dona Ana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Ysleta
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ysleta is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysleta
  • Belen
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Belen is located in El Paso County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Mesilla
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Mesilla Park
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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