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>
Buena Vista itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Kres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Chicago Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Glenbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Nevada City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutch Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Towle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Rough and Ready
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weimar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Yankee Jims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- North Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
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- Sweetland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
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- Blue Canyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- North San Juan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clipper Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Michigan Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Emigrant Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Dobbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Smartville
(17 miles [27.4 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 Buena Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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