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 Melbourne in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melbourne. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melbourne listed first.
- Comptche
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mendocino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Navarro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caspar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Noyo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noyo is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyo
- Fort Bragg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cleone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleone is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Inglenook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
- Philo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Willits
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calpella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Point Arena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ukiah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
- Ukiah has also been known as:
- Ukiah City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <2>
- Talmage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hearst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hearst is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst
- Potter Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pomo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pomo is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomo
- Laytonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Melbourne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |