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, Big Bend had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Bend, with the one closest to Big Bend listed first.
- Yankee Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pentz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pentz is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
- Merrimac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Oroville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nimshew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hurleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelock is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Wyandotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Powellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forbestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clipper Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inskip ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chico
(20 miles [32.2 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 Big Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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