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 in 1895, Ben Hur had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ben Hur, with the one closest to Ben Hur listed first.
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Mariposa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knowles is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Mount Bullion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
- Jerseydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
- Bear Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
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- Hornitos
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wawona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
- Merced Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Merced Falls is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
- Athlone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Athlone is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Coulterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snelling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merced
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 Ben Hur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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