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 Big Bar in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Bar. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Bar listed first.
- Big Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yankee Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Brush Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelock is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Nimshew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Powellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pentz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pentz is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inskip ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Ranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Butte Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Oroville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hurleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Forbestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Ranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clipper Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Big Bar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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