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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Powellton had a population of 57 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Powellton, with the one closest to Powellton listed first.
- Lovelock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lovelock is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Inskip ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nimshew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butte Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yankee Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Big Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pentz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pentz is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
- Merrimac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anita
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anita is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Nord ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cana is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Longville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Spanish Ranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oroville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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 Powellton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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