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 Modesto had a population of 2,402 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Modesto had a population of 215,666 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Modesto, with the one closest to Modesto listed first.
- Ceres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keyes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ripon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cometa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Vernalis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Crows Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Lathrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yarmouth ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Knights Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- French Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters
(22 miles [35.4 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 Modesto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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