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 in 1895, Fortuna had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fortuna had a population of 12,107 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fortuna, with the one closest to Fortuna listed first.
- Rohnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waddington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waddington is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hydesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beatrice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beatrice is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
- Table Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rio Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fields Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freshwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Englewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Bayside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arcata
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Petrolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Korbel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Fortuna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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