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 Independence had a population of 407 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Independence, with the one closest to Independence listed first.

Bend City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bend City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend City
- Bend City is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bend City
- From Independence to Bend City
Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Kearsarge:
- Citrus
- Kearsarge Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kearsarge
- From Independence to Kearsarge
San Carlos ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Carlos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
- San Carlos is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to San Carlos
- From Independence to San Carlos
Manzanar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manzanar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanar
- Manzanar is located in Inyo County
- Manzanar has also been known as:
- Manzanar Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manzanar
- From Independence to Manzanar
Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aberdeen
- From Independence to Aberdeen
Owenyo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owenyo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenyo
- Owenyo is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Owenyo:
- New Owenyo
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owenyo
- From Independence to Owenyo
Lone Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lone Pine
- From Independence to Lone Pine
Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
- Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
- Mount Whitney
- Whitney
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lone Pine Station
- From Independence to Lone Pine Station
Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Whitney Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
- Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Whitney Station
- From Independence to Mount Whitney Station
Alico ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alico
- Alico is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alico
- From Independence to Alico
Dolomite ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Dolomite is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dolomite
- From Independence to Dolomite
Mock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
- Mock is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mock
- From Independence to Mock
Tramway ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tramway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Tramway is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tramway
- From Independence to Tramway
Big Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Big Pine is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Big Pine:
- Bigpine
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Big Pine
- From Independence to Big Pine
Swansea ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Swansea is located in Inyo County
- Swansea has also been known as:
- Swansea Landing
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swansea
- From Independence to Swansea
Zurich ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Zurich is located in Inyo County
- Zurich has also been known as:
- Zurich Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zurich
- From Independence to Zurich
Keeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Keeler is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Keeler:
- Cerro Gordo Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeler <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Keeler
- From Independence to Keeler
Cerro Gordo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo is located in Inyo County
- Cerro Gordo has also been known as:
- Fat Hill
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cerro Gordo
- From Independence to Cerro Gordo

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 Independence, 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.