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 El Portal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of El Portal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to El Portal listed first.
- Jerseydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sequoia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sequoia is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoia
- Wawona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mariposa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bullion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coulterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ben Hur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Groveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hornitos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Oak Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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 El Portal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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