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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>

While we didn't find Yankee in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Yankee. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Yankee listed first.

  • Raton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon is located in Colfax County
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  • Wootton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wootton is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
  • Morley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morley is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Barela
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Barela is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela
  • Starkville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinchera
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Engleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Trinidad
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
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  • Sopris ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sopris is located in Las Animas County (CO)
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  • El Moro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • El Moro is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • Madrid ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Madrid is located in Las Animas County (CO)
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  • Kiowa ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiowa is located in Colfax County
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  • Forbes ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forbes is located in Las Animas County (CO)
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  • Earl
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Earl is located in Las Animas County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl

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