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 Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Valley listed first.
- Douglas Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Murphys
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sheep Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Angels Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuttletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
- Mountain Ranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Trees
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Soulsbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rail Road Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- San Andreas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Copperopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuolumne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Gulch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
- Chinese Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mokelumne Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Telegraph City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Big Oak Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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