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 Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bear Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bear Valley listed first.
- Emigrant Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Canyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Cisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Towle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Dutch Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Gold Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sierra City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nevada City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chicago Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Downieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Glenbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodyears Bar
(19 miles [30.6 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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