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, Garden Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Garden Valley, with the one closest to Garden Valley listed first.
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coloma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lotus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Placerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yankee Jims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clipper Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shingle Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weimar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Penryn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loomis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Pacific
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pacific is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Folsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chicago Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fair Play
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Garden Valley, 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. |