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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>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Union Hill

      From Penn Valley to Union Hill

  • Glenbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County

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      From your current location to Glenbrook

      From Penn Valley to Glenbrook

  • Kres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • Wolf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
  • Nevada City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
  • Oregon House
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Placer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <2>

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Colfax

      From Penn Valley to Colfax

  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for You Bet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to You Bet

      From Penn Valley to You Bet

  • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullards Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Bullards Bar

      From Penn Valley to Bullards Bar

  • Weimar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to North Columbia

      From Penn Valley to North Columbia

  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Clipper Gap

      From Penn Valley to Clipper Gap

  • Dutch Flat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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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 Penn Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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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