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 Dogtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dogtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Clements
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lockeford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camanche ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Camanche is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
- Former names for Camanche:
- Clay's Bar
- Limerrick
- Pope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cicero is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Acampo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campo Seco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ione
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ione
- From Dogtown to Ione
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jenny Lind
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- May ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Arno ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Charleston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Walthal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holden ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Dogtown, 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. |