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 Alta had a population of 136 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alta, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- Towle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Dutch Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gold Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Canyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Chicago Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Emigrant Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Nevada City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yankee Jims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weimar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Cisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Graniteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rough and Ready
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |