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 Fornis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fornis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fornis listed first.
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lotus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coloma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yankee Jims
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilot Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clipper Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Placerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weimar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- El Dorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shingle Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Penryn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loomis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chicago Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Gold Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Fornis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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