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 Berkeley had a population of 5,101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Berkeley had a population of 122,726 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- West Berkeley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkeley
- Emeryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stege
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stege is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stege
- Brooklyn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Oakland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alameda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Pablo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seminary Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Park
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sobrante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tiburon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- San Francisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilarita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hilarita is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilarita
- Sausalito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- San Leandro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martinez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tormey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- San Quentin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manzanita
(12 miles [19.3 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 Berkeley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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