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 Alpha in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alpha. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alpha listed first.
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Blue Canyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Emigrant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Moore's Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Towle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Dutch Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Alleghany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gold Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Nevada City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Glenbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Kres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Goodyears Bar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Chicago Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camptonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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