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 Arcata had a population of 962 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Arcata had a population of 18,044 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Arcata, with the one closest to Arcata listed first.
- Bayside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Korbel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freshwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fields Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinidad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beatrice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beatrice is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
- Table Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rohnerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Port Kenyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waddington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waddington is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hydesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rio Dell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pepperwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weitchpec
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Arcata, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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