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

  • Yankee Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Big Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Paradise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pentz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Magalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nimshew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Brush Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Lovelock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lovelock is located in Butte County
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  • Merrimac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
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  • Forest Ranch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
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  • Powellton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
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  • Durham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Oroville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
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  • Chico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
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  • Nelson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurleton is located in Butte County
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  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Inskip ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
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  • Wyandotte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
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  • Forbestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Palermo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Brownsville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bigg's
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Clipper Mills
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nord is located in Butte 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 Concow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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