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 Nelson had a population of 217 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bigg's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oroville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pentz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pentz is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
- Chico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Butte City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacinto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jacinto is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Afton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nord ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Honcut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Honcut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honcut is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
- Hurleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Magalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Anita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Nimshew
(21 miles [33.8 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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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