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

  • Delhi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Montpelier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Livingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Turlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <2>
  • Arena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arena is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Hickman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Atwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopeton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hopeton is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
  • Keyes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ceres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <2>
  • Snelling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Newman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <2>
  • Merced
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Modesto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <2>
  • Crows Landing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • La Grange
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakdale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
  • Gustine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linora ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Linora is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linora
  • Merced Falls
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
  • Ingomar
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingomar is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
  • Knights Ferry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Salida
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson

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 Cortez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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