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>
Ely itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ely, with the one closest to Ely listed first.
- Penngrove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Petaluma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotati
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Donahue ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donahue is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
- Madrone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madrone is located in Sonoma County
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- Yulupa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yulupa is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulupa
- Glen Ellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
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- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
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- Santa Rosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sonoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Schellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Schellville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellville
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Melita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melita is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Novato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McGill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
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- Tomales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Point is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
- Sears Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Freestone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Ford
(14 miles [22.5 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 Ely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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