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 Poker Flat in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poker Flat. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poker Flat listed first.
- Gibsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
- La Porte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Downieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scales ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Goodyears Bar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mohawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk is located in Plumas County
- Sierra City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cromberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strawberry Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Graniteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Moore's Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Meadow Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lumpkin
- From Poker Flat to Lumpkin
- Clipper Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camptonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sattley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Poker Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | 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. |
<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. |
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