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

  • Ignacio
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ignacio is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
  • Black Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Black Point is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
  • Novato
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sears Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
  • Donahue ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Donahue is located in Sonoma County
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  • Fairfax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • San Anselmo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • San Rafael
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lakeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Ross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ross is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <2>
  • McGill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McGill is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
  • San Geronimo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbrae
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • San Quentin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Larkspur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Corte Madera
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sobrante
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
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  • Nicasio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Taylorville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Taylorville is located in Marin County
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  • Mill Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Alto is located in Marin County
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  • San Pablo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinole
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinole is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinole
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinole <2>
  • Petaluma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merazo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
  • Schellville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Schellville is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellville

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 Bel Marin Keys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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