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, Sentinel had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sentinel, with the one closest to Sentinel listed first.

• Agua Caliente
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Agua Caliente is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Caliente
• Aztec
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Aztec is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
• Montezuma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Palomas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Palomas is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palomas
• Papago
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Papago is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papago
• Gila Bend
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Former name for Gila Bend:
  • Gila
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <2>