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 Foster Bar in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foster Bar. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foster Bar listed first.
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North San Juan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clipper Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dobbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oregon House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forbestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lumpkin
- From Foster Bar to Lumpkin
- Nevada City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scales ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Rough and Ready
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moore's Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Goodyears Bar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Hurleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alleghany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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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 Foster Bar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |