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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 Tanoak in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Tanoak. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Tanoak listed first.

  • Fruitland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruitland is also located in Humboldt County
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  • Phillipsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blocksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Englewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Englewood is also located in Humboldt County
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  • Bridgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pepperwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pepperwood is also located in Humboldt County
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  • Briceland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Briceland is also located in Humboldt County
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  • Garberville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Harris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Harris is also located in Humboldt County
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  • Scotia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Dell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Dell is also located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Dell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
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  • Hydesville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Rohnerville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rohnerville is also located in Humboldt County
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  • Alton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alton is also located in Humboldt County
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  • Hyampom
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fortuna
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fortuna is also located in Humboldt County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
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  • Petrolia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Kenny
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kenny is located in Mendocino County
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  • Waddington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waddington is also located in Humboldt County
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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 Tanoak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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