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 Polaris in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polaris. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polaris listed first.
- Truckee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Bronco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floriston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Incline Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Tahoe City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Washoe City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lawton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Steamboat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Reno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Loyalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sattley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Emerald Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Brunswick ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Mound House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Virginia City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
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 Polaris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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