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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Downieville had a population of 1,034 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downieville, with the one closest to Downieville listed first.
- Goodyears Bar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moore's Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scales ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Sierra City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- La Porte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Camptonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gibsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Johnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clipper Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mohawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North San Juan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emigrant Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sweetland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Blue Canyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Sattley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Downieville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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