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 Rio Dell had a population of 213 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rio Dell had a population of 3,439 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rio Dell, with the one closest to Rio Dell listed first.
- Scotia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hydesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rohnerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pepperwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waddington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waddington is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
- Fortuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Port Kenyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beatrice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beatrice is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
- Table Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Capetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petrolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Freshwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bayside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arcata
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Phillipsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Korbel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
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 Rio Dell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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