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 Forbestown had a population of 222 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forbestown, with the one closest to Forbestown listed first.
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Hurleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Clipper Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dobbins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bangor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Camptonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North San Juan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Palermo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Scales ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Oroville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- La Porte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
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 Forbestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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