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 Sonora had a population of 1,441 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sonora had a population of 4,833 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sonora, with the one closest to Sonora listed first.
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tuttletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Soulsbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chinese Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tuolumne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Douglas Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Angels Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Oak Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Copperopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sheep Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Knights Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Telegraph City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Big Trees
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coulterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- San Andreas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rail Road Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Gulch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
- Jenny Lind
(27 miles [43.5 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 Sonora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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