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 Jamestown had a population of 385 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Sonora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chinese Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Soulsbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuolumne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Angels Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Oak Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Copperopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Murphys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knights Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sheep Ranch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Telegraph City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coulterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- San Andreas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Trees
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rail Road Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Jamestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | 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. |