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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.

  • Montgomery Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Round Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cassel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • McCloud
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Alfa ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
    • Alfa is located in Shasta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alfa
    • From Big Bend to Alfa
  • Dunsmuir
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ydaloom ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ydaloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ydaloom
    • Ydaloom is located in Shasta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ydaloom
    • From Big Bend to Ydaloom
  • Oak Run
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Sims
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sims. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Shasta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sims
    • From Big Bend to Sims
  • Fall River Mills
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Baird ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
    • Baird is located in Shasta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baird
    • From Big Bend to Baird
  • Mott
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
    • Mott is located in Siskiyou County
  • Gibson ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Cantara ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantara have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantara
    • Cantara is located in Siskiyou County
  • Delta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Lamoine
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamoine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
    • Lamoine is located in Shasta County
    • Former names for Lamoine:
    • Slate Creek
    • Slatonis
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lamoine
    • From Big Bend to Lamoine
  • Mabel ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Mabel is located in Shasta County
  • Elmore ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Elmore is located in Shasta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmore
    • From Big Bend to Elmore
  • Morley ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Morley is located in Shasta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Morley
    • From Big Bend to Morley

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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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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