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 Blue Canyon had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Canyon, with the one closest to Blue Canyon listed first.
- Emigrant Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Towle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Dutch Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Graniteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Moore's Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Michigan Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Chicago Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Nevada City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Yankee Jims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Glenbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Pike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
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 Blue Canyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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