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 Hamiltons Fort in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hamiltons Fort. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hamiltons Fort listed first.
- Kanarraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanarraville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanarraville
- Kanarraville is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanarraville <3>
- Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar City is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
- Former names for Cedar City:
- Coal Creek
- Little Muddy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <3>
- New Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <3>
- Pinto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Pinto is located in Washington County
- Hamblin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Pine Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Pine Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Valley <3>
- Parowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parowan
- Parowan is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parowan <3>
- Silver Reef ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Reef
- Silver Reef is located in Washington County
- Virgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
- Virgin is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <3>
- Paragonah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
- Paragonah is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Former names for Paragonah:
- Paragoonah
- Red Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iron County: www.ironnet.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 Hamiltons Fort, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |