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 Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Bend listed first.
- Cisco
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Emigrant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Graniteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Towle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Truckee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dutch Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sierra City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moore's Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Gold Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sattley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tahoe City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boca
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Downieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Goodyears Bar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 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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