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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 Bridgehead in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bridgehead. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bridgehead listed first.

  • Antioch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
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  • Brentwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Somersville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
  • Stewartville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
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  • Cornwall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Nortonville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
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  • Collinsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville is located in Solano County
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  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
  • Birds Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Byron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rio Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • McAvoy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
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  • Bay Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Isleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <2>
  • Denverton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Denverton is located in Solano County
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  • Avon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
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  • Pacheco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Alamo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
    • Former name for Danville:
    • Inmanville
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  • San Ramon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Maine Prairie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
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  • Martinez
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
  • Lafayette
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Teal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Teal is located in Solano County
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  • Benicia
    (21 miles [33.8 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 Bridgehead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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