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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 Grizzly Gulch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grizzly Gulch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grizzly Gulch listed first.

  • Pike
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pike is located in Sierra County
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    • Pike has also been known as:
    • Pike City
  • Camptonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
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  • Moore's Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
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  • Alleghany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Goodyears Bar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
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  • North San Juan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
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  • Downieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Strawberry Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Scales ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Scales is located in Sierra County
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  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clipper Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Graniteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Dobbins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Glenbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
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  • La Porte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Brownsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
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  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
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  • Forbestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Oregon House
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rough and Ready
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
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  • Kres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
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  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
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  • Saint Louis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
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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 Grizzly Gulch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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