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>
Scales itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 217 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Scales, with the one closest to Scales listed first.
- La Porte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodyears Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Clipper Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Downieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Gibsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Alleghany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Moore's Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Forbestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- North San Juan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Sweetland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Dobbins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sierra City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Johnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
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 Scales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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