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, Islay had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Islay, with the one closest to Islay listed first.
- Horse Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hecla ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hecla is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Silver Crown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Crown
- Altus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altus is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Buford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Canon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Borie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borie is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borie
- Sherman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Creek is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
- Cheyenne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laramie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Red Buttes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tie Siding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Archer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Virginia Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Islay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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