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 Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
- Alleghany
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goodyears Bar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Downieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Camptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scales ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Sierra City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
- Strawberry Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North San Juan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Porte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emigrant Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clipper Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sweetland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Nevada City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Gibsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gibsonville
- From Forest to Gibsonville
- Glenbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for You Bet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to You Bet
- From Forest to You Bet
- Dutch Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Towle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Towle is located in Placer County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |