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

  • Collegeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Walthal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Atlanta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Holden ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
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  • French Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lathrop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
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  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Peters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trigo ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Linden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
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  • Ripon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
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  • Cometa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Salida
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Banta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yarmouth ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Pope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Lodi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
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  • Lockeford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tracy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
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  • Modesto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
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  • Oakdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
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  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton is located in Calaveras County
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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 Burnham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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