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>
Hecla itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hecla, with the one closest to Hecla listed first.
- Granite Canon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Granite Canon is located in Laramie County
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- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Crown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Crown
- Borie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borie is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borie
- Islay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Islay is located in Laramie County
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- Sherman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Albany County
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- Sherman has also been known as:
- Old Sherman
- Dale Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Creek is located in Albany County
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- Virginia Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tie Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cheyenne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Buttes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Red Buttes is located in Albany County
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- Altus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Altus is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Carr
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laramie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Archer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Howell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
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 Hecla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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