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, Altus had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altus, with the one closest to Altus listed first.
- Horse Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Islay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Islay is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
- Howell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Albany County
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- Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
- Wyoming Station has also been known as:
- Wyoming
- Laramie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hecla ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hecla is located in Laramie County
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- Silver Crown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
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- Buford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherman ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Albany County
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- Sherman has also been known as:
- Old Sherman
- Granite Canon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Granite Canon is located in Laramie County
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- Red Buttes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Buttes is located in Albany County
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- Dale Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dale Creek is located in Albany County
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- Borie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borie is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borie
- Chugwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Altus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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