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 Secret Canyon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Secret Canyon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Secret Canyon listed first.
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Emigrant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Blue Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Towle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Michigan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dutch Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gold Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Yankee Jims
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Graniteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Chicago Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moore's Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Kres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Weimar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Truckee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Secret Canyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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