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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 in 1895, Merrimac had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Brush Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Big Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lumpkin
    • From Merrimac to Lumpkin
  • Yankee Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cherokee
    • From Merrimac to Cherokee
  • Magalia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pentz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
  • Meadow Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovelock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
    • Lovelock is located in Butte County
  • Paradise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Forbestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clipper Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • La Porte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Nimshew
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Spanish Ranch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Powellton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powellton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Powellton
    • From Merrimac to Powellton
  • Hurleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
    • Hurleton is located in Butte County
  • Inskip ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inskip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Inskip
    • From Merrimac to Inskip
  • Brownsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Scales ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
    • Scales is located in Sierra County
  • Saint Louis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
  • Gibsonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Ranch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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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 Merrimac, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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