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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 Baxter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Baxter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.

  • Alta
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Towle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Towle is located in Placer County
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  • Dutch Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gold Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Canyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
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  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
  • Westville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Westville is located in Placer County
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  • Emigrant Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicago Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
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  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Michigan Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
  • Colfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • Kres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Yankee Jims
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
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  • Cisco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
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  • Nevada City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Glenbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
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  • Union Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
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  • Moore's Flat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
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  • Graniteville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
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  • North Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • Weimar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Baxter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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