RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Contra Costa County >> Cowell >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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

  • Clayton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
  • Concord
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <2>
  • Walnut Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nortonville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Bay Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pacheco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Somersville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
  • McAvoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
  • Alamo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stewartville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Cornwall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Lafayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
    • Former name for Danville:
    • Inmanville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
  • Martinez
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Antioch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
  • Collinsville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinsville is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Benicia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • San Ramon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Port Costa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crockett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Birds Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Teal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Teal is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
  • Brentwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Selby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Selby is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
  • Tormey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey

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 Cowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.