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 Ophir had a population of 149 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ophir, with the one closest to Ophir listed first.
- Newcastle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Penryn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cool
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Loomis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clipper Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Weimar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lotus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coloma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orangevale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Natoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Antelope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yankee Jims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Ophir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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