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 in 1895, Rough and Ready had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rough and Ready, with the one closest to Rough and Ready listed first.
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nevada City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sweetland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Smartville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- North San Juan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dobbins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chicago Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gold Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weimar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Camptonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Towle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Bangor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Rough and Ready, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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