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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
    • Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Stewartville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
    • Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Clayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Cornwall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
  • Antioch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <3>
  • Bay Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McAvoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAvoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
    • McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
  • Collinsville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Solano County
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
    • Former name for Danville:
    • Inmanville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
  • Avon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Teal is located in Solano County
  • Denverton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
    • 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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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