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)
- Yankee Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pentz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pentz is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Meadow Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelock is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- 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)
- Hurleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Inskip ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scales ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Saint Louis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Gibsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 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 Merrimac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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