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 Murphys had a population of 570 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Douglas Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sheep Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Angels Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Ranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuttletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sonora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Trees
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Andreas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Copperopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rail Road Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Soulsbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuolumne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Gulch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
- Mokelumne Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chinese Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Telegraph City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campo Seco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jenny Lind
(22 miles [35.4 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 Murphys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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