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>
Nortonville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nortonville, with the one closest to Nortonville listed first.
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Somersville was located in Contra Costa County
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- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stewartville was located in Contra Costa County
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- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clayton is also located in Contra Costa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
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- Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornwall is also located in Contra Costa County
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- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is also located in Contra Costa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
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- Bay Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McAvoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McAvoy is also located in Contra Costa County
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- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Collinsville was located in Solano County
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- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is also located in Contra Costa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
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- Walnut Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pacheco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
- Former name for Danville:
- Inmanville
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- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is also located in Contra Costa County
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- Birds Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- San Ramon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinez is also located in Contra Costa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
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- Benicia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Costa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Teal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Solano County
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- Denverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Denverton is located in Solano 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 Nortonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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