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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>

While we didn't find Need in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Need. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Need listed first.

  • Arno ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Arno is located in Sacramento County
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  • Galt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Galt is located in Sacramento County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
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  • McConnel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
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  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Elk Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cicero ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cicero is located in Sacramento County
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  • Taison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
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  • Acampo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elliott ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliott is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Clay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clay is located in Sacramento County
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  • Walnut Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Woodbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
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  • Lodi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
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  • Lockeford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Courtland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Florin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Florin is located in Sacramento County
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  • Clements
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
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  • Walsh Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
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  • Perkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
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  • Brighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
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  • Manlove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
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  • Isleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbondale ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbondale is located in Amador County
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  • Mayhew
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
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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 Need, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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