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 Donner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Donner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Donner listed first.
- Truckee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Boca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Tahoe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bronco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Emigrant Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Placer County
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- Maybert ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
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- Blue Canyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
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- Incline Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sattley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Verdi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sierra City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Loyalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Towle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Glenbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Lawton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
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- Emerald Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Washoe City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
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 Donner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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