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

• Borie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borie
  • Borie is located in Laramie County
• Cheyenne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <3>
• Carr
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
  • Carr is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <3>
• Silver Crown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Crown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Crown
  • Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
• Archer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Archer is located in Laramie County
• Hecla ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
  • Hecla is located in Laramie County
• Dover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Weld County (CO)
• Buford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <3>
• Islay
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
  • Islay is located in Laramie County
• Arcola
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Laramie County
• Virginia Dale
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
  • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <3>
• Livermore
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <3>
• Hillsdale
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <3>
• Dale Creek
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
  • Dale Creek is located in Albany County
• Sherman ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Albany County
  • Sherman has also been known as:
  • Old Sherman
• Pierce
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <3>
• Burns
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <3>
• Horse Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Horse Creek is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Creek <3>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/