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

  • Merced
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plainsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
  • Athlone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Athlone is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
  • Atwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hopeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopeton is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
  • Snelling
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Arena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Arena is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Merced Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
  • Hornitos
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Delhi
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Montpelier
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Dos Palos
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Ben Hur
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Mount Bullion
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
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  • La Grange
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Mariposa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Turlock
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <2>
  • Los Banos
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Hickman
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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