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>
Westwater itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Westwater, with the one closest to Westwater listed first.
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Utaline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Utaline is located in Mesa County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utaline
- Agate ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fruita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sagers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sagers is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagers
- Richardson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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 Westwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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