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 La Porte had a population of 214 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from La Porte, with the one closest to La Porte listed first.
- Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
- Scales ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Gibsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodyears Bar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lumpkin
- From La Porte to Lumpkin
- Clipper Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camptonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Alleghany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Merrimac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrimac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Merrimac is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merrimac
- From La Porte to Merrimac
- Spanish Ranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forbestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Mohawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk is located in Plumas County
- Cromberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sierra City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Graniteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/
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 La Porte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<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. |
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