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 Illinoistown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Illinoistown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Illinoistown listed first.
- Colfax
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weimar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chicago Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yankee Jims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Clipper Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
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- Kres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
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- Gold Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
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- Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
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- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Dutch Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
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- Towle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Towle is located in Placer County
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- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Michigan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
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- Rough and Ready
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Garden Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newcastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Placer County
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- Blue Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer 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 Illinoistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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