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 Alta Sierra in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alta Sierra. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alta Sierra listed first.
- Chicago Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Wolf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
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- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weimar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Gold Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clipper Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Yankee Jims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Dutch Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweetland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
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- Towle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Towle is located in Placer County
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- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
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- North San Juan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Cool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dobbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
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 Alta Sierra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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