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 Bear Valley had a population of 166 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Valley, with the one closest to Bear Valley listed first.
- Mount Bullion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hornitos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mariposa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coulterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merced Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jerseydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Snelling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ben Hur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Oak Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sequoia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sequoia is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoia
- Hopeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hopeton is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Plainsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Wawona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merced
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuolumne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chinese Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athlone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soulsbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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