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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 Poverty Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poverty Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poverty Hill listed first.

  • Scales ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Scales is located in Sierra County
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  • La Porte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Louis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
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  • Goodyears Bar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
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  • Clipper Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Downieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
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  • Camptonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pike
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pike is located in Sierra County
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    • Pike has also been known as:
    • Pike City
  • Alleghany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forbestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
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  • Moore's Flat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
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  • Brownsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Columbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
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  • North San Juan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
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  • Graniteville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
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  • Merrimac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
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  • Brush Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
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  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
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  • Johnsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dobbins
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
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  • Sierra City
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Poverty Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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