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.
- Mokelumne Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rich Gulch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Andreas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Campo Seco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amador City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rail Road Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Volcano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
- Mountain Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ione
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ione
- From Big Bar to Ione
- Burson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camanche ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camanche is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
- Former names for Camanche:
- Clay's Bar
- Limerrick
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fiddletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheep Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Jenny Lind
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- May ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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 Big Bar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |