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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 Essex in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Essex. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Essex listed first.

  • Arcata
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcata is located in Humboldt County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
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  • Blue Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Korbel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
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  • Freshwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Freshwater is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
  • Trinidad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Creek is located in Humboldt County
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  • Fields Landing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Beatrice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Beatrice is located in Humboldt County
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  • Table Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Table Bluff is located in Humboldt County
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  • Fortuna
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Rohnerville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
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  • Port Kenyon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Kenyon is located in Humboldt County
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  • Waddington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Waddington is located in Humboldt County
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  • Hydesville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Ferndale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Alton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Alton is located in Humboldt County
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  • Weitchpec
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Weitchpec is located in Humboldt County
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  • Orick
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Rio Dell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Scotia
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Ranch
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Essex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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