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 Penn Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penn Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penn Valley listed first.
- Rough and Ready
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Nevada City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Oregon House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Browns Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chicago Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North San Juan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dobbins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weimar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clipper Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Penn Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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