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 Foresthill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foresthill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foresthill listed first.
- Yankee Jims
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weimar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clipper Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gold Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chicago Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Towle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dutch Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Cool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Coloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lotus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Union Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
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 Foresthill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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