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 Orchard Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orchard Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orchard Valley listed first.

• Cheyenne
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
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• Archer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Borie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Borie is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borie
• Silver Crown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
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• Carr
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Carr is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <2>
• Granite Canon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Granite Canon is located in Laramie County
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• Arcola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Arcola is located in Laramie County
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• Hecla ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hecla is located in Laramie County
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• Hillsdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsdale is located in Laramie County
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• Dover
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Dover is located in Weld County (CO)
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• Islay
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Islay is located in Laramie County
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• Burns
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Burns is located in Laramie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
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• Buford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Buford is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <2>
• Virginia Dale
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <2>
• Livermore
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Livermore is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <2>
• Egbert
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Egbert is located in Laramie County
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• Horse Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Horse Creek is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
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• Dale Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dale Creek is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek